engineering

Universal Words noun [U] 1 the activity of applying scientific knowledge to the design, building and control of machines, roads, bridges, electrical equipment, etc: The bridge is a triumph of modern engineering. 2 (also engineering science) the study of engineering as a subject: a degree in engineering seealsoCHEMICALENGINEERING, CIVILENGINEERING, ELECTRICALENGINEERING, GENETICENGINEERING, MECHANICALENGINEERING, SOCIALENGINEERING