engineering
pronunciation
How to pronounce engineering in British English:
UK [ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ]
How to pronounce engineering in American English:
US [ˌendʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the practical application of science to commerce or industry
- the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
Word Origin
- engineering (n.)
- 1720, "work done by an engineer," from engineer (n.). As a field of study, attested from 1792. An earlier word was engineership (1640s); engineery was attempted in 1793, but it did not stick.
Example
- 1. He said he recently went to his engineering team .
- 2. They still earn nearly 80 percent of engineering doctorates .
- 3. Scientific and engineering egos clashed .
- 4. Further engineering research was inorder .
- 5. Managements mostly have an engineering background .