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
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