English dictionary

engineering

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the practical application of science to commerce or industry

noun.act

Synonyms technology

Source: WordNet 3.0
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

noun.cognition

Examples
He had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study.

Synonyms applied science engineering science technology

Source: WordNet 3.0
a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located

noun.artifact

Synonyms engine room

Source: WordNet 3.0
Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.

noun

Source: webster1913