civil engineering

noun

The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.

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Meanings

nouncivil engineering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.

Translations

Arabic الهندسة المدنية
  • الهندسة المدنيةtechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Chinese Mandarin 土木工程
  • 土木工程 (tǔmù gōngchéng)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Czech stavební inženýrství
  • stavební inženýrstvítechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Dutch burgerlijke bouwkunde
  • burgerlijke bouwkundetechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Finnish yhdyskuntatekniikka, rakennussuunnittelu
  • yhdyskuntatekniikkatechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • rakennussuunnittelutechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • rakentaminentechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
French génie civil
  • génie civiltechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
German Bauingenieurwesen, Bauwesen
  • Bauingenieurwesentechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Bauwesentechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Hebrew הַנְדָּסָה אֶזְרָחִית
  • הַנְדָּסָה אֶזְרָחִית (handasah ezrakhit)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Hungarian építőmérnöki/általános mérnöki munka/munkálatok/tudományok
  • építőmérnöki/általános mérnöki munka/munkálatok/tudományoktechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Indonesian teknik sipil
  • teknik sipiltechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Irish innealtóireacht shibhialta
  • innealtóireacht shibhialtatechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Italian genio civile, ingegneria civile
  • genio civiletechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • ingegneria civiletechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Japanese 土木工学
  • 土木工学 (doboku kōgaku)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Korean 토목공학
  • 토목공학 (tomokgonghak)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Malay kejuruteraan awam
  • kejuruteraan awamtechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Polish inżynieria wodno-lądowa, inżynieria lądowa
  • inżynieria wodno-lądowatechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • inżynieria lądowatechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Portuguese engenharia civil
  • engenharia civiltechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Russian строи́тельная инжене́рия, гражда́нское строи́тельство
  • строи́тельная инжене́рия (stroítelʹnaja inženérija)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • гражда́нское строи́тельство (graždánskoje stroítelʹstvo)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Spanish ingeniería civil
  • ingeniería civiltechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Tagalog bayanhing agsikapan
  • bayanhing agsikapantechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Tamil குடிசார் பொறியியல்
  • குடிசார் பொறியியல் (kuṭicār poṟiyiyal)technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Turkish inşaat mühendisliği
  • inşaat mühendisliğitechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Vietnamese kỹ thuật xây dựng dân dụng
  • kỹ thuật xây dựng dân dụngtechnical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
Cite this entry
APA

civil engineering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineering

MLA

“civil engineering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civil engineering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineering.

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