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ENGINEERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("engineering" is a kind of...):
profession (an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))
technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)
Derivation:
engineer (design as an engineer)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("engineering" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Domain category:
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
Example:
he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study
Synonyms:
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("engineering" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)
Domain member category:
flood control ((engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods)
sink ((technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system)
source ((technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "engineering"):
aeronautical engineering (the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft)
bionics (application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems))
bioengineering; biotechnology; ergonomics (the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments)
chemical engineering (the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes)
civil engineering (the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges)
EE; electrical engineering (the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication)
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
architectural engineering (the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art))
industrial engineering; industrial management (the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways)
information technology; IT (the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information)
mechanical engineering (the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery)
nanotechnology (the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules))
nuclear engineering (the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors)
naval engineering (the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships)
rocketry (the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb engineer
Context examples:
Environmental engineering focusing on issues related to air quality management and remediation.
(Environmental Engineering, Atmosphere, NCI Thesaurus)
Environmental engineering focusing on issues related to land management and pollution remediation.
(Environmental Engineering, Land, NCI Thesaurus)
Establishment of user facilities, acquisition of major instrumentation, and other activities that develop, support, or enhance the Nation's scientific infrastructure for the conduct of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research and development.
(Major Research Facilities and Instrumentation Acquisition, NCI Thesaurus)
He is a research professor in the UW’s civil and environmental engineering department
(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"We're structurally tuning that plastic," says Soleymani, an engineering physicist.
(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Understanding the conditions that lead to the formation of ice is an active quest in the environmental and earth sciences, physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.
(Scientists probe the limits of ice, National Science Foundation)
A master's degree in mechanical engineering awarded after the completion of a program of one to three years in duration.
(Master of Mechanical Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)
Because of Fc engineering, this agent may be significantly more potent than rituximab in inducing B cell-directed ADCC.
(Ocaratuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)
The Institute is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences, to advance basic research and medical care.
(National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NCI Thesaurus)
Using voltage instead of pressure to drive cooling is simpler from an engineering standpoint, and allows existing design principles to be repurposed without the need for magnets.
(Electronic solid could reduce carbon emissions in fridges and air conditioners, University of Cambridge)
