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• engineering — en‧gi‧neer‧ing [ˌendʒˈnɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈnɪr ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the profession and activity of designing the way roads, bridges, machines, electrical equipment etc are built: • Most students specialize in one single branch of engineering …   Financial and business terms

• Engineering — En gi*neer ing, n. Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the properties of matter are made useful to man, whether in structures, machines, chemical substances, or living organisms; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• engineering — [ ɛn(d)ʒiniriŋ; in ] n. m. • 1949; mot angl. « art de l ingénieur » → génie (III) ♦ Anglic. ⇒ ingénierie(recomm. offic.). ● engineering nom masculin (mot anglais) Synonyme de ingénierie. ● engineering (difficultés) nom masculin (mot anglais) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• engineering — index building (business of assembling), contrivance, strategy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Engineering — The Watt steam engine, a major driver in the Industrial Revolution, underscores the importance of engineering in modern history. This model is on display at the main building of the ETSIIM in Madrid, Spain. Engineering is the discipline, art,… …   Wikipedia

• engineering — /en jeuh near ing/, n. 1. the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants. 2. the action, work …   Universalium

• engineering — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, light ▪ precision ▪ advanced ▪ aeronautical, aerospace ▪ civil …   Collocations dictionary

• Engineering — Als Ingenieurwissenschaften (auch Ingenieurwesen) werden diejenigen Wissenschaften bezeichnet, die sich in ihrem Bereich mit der Forschung und der technischen Entwicklung oder auch Konstruktion sowie der Produktionstechnik beschäftigen und dabei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Engineering — En|gi|nee|ring 〈[ dʒini: ] n.; s; unz.; kurz für〉 1. Human Engineering 2. Industrial Engineering [engl., „Maschinenbau, Technik“] * * * En|gi|nee|ring [ɛnd̮ʒɪ nɪərɪŋ ], das; [s] [engl. engineering, zu: to engineer = entwickeln, konstruieren, zu:… …   Universal-Lexikon

• engineering — noun Date: 1720 1. the activities or function of an engineer 2. a. the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people b. the design and manufacture of complex …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Engineering — Engineer En gi*neer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engineering}.] 1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. J. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. To use contrivance… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English