ENGINEERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does engineering mean? 

• ENGINEERING (noun)
  The noun ENGINEERING has 3 senses:

1. the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry

2. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

3. a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located

  Familiarity information: ENGINEERING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGINEERING (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...):

technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)

profession (an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))

Derivation:

engineer (design as an engineer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology

Context example:

he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

engine room; engineering

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)

 Context examples 

By combining environmentally-friendly plant tissue with perfusion-based decellularization, we have shown that there can be a sustainable solution for pre-vascularized tissue engineering scaffolds.

(Human Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves, VOA News)

Discovery and development of fundamental knowledge pertaining to new phenomena in the physical, biological, and engineering sciences that occur at the nanoscale.

(Fundamental Nanoscale Phenomena and Processes, NCI Thesaurus)

An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by any of the techniques of genetic engineering.

(Genetically Modified Organism, NCI Thesaurus)

Immunodeficient mice may be derived by inbreeding or genetic engineering.

(Immunodeficient Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

Via photopolymerization, this agent is a component of hydrogels, which are used in applications such as scaffolds for tissue engineering or drug delivery carriers.

(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Environmental engineering focusing on issues related to water quality management and remediation.

(Environmental Engineering, Water, NCI Thesaurus)

Genetically engineering the cells to have a LRRK2 mutant gene increased the amount of cell death and phosphorylated s15.

(Too much protein may kill brain cells as Parkinson’s progresses, NINDS)

It is a professional degree that involves a requirement for undertaking some engineering work.

(Bachelor of Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)

Occasionally, associated with strain-specific phenotypes or a specific gene due to genetic engineering (should be specified)

(Diffuse Hyperplasia of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The application of engineering and mathematical principles to electrical problems

(Electrical Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)