Meanings
- uncountableThe branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.
Synonyms: electroengineering
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian електроинжене́рство, електроте́хника
- електроинжене́рство (elektroinženérstvo)branch of engineering
- електроте́хника (elektrotéhnika)branch of engineering
Catalan electrotècnia, enginyeria elèctrica
- electrotècniabranch of engineering
- enginyeria elèctricabranch of engineering
Chinese Cantonese 電機工程 /电机工程
- 電機工程 /电机工程 (din⁶ gei¹ gung¹ cing⁴)branch of engineering
Chinese Mandarin 電機工程 /电机工程
- 電機工程 /电机工程 (diànjī gōngchéng)branch of engineering
Czech elektrotechnika, elektroinženýrství
- elektrotechnikabranch of engineering
- elektroinženýrstvíbranch of engineering
- elektrické inženýrstvíbranch of engineering
Danish elektroteknik
- elektroteknikbranch of engineering
Dutch elektrotechniek
- elektrotechniekbranch of engineering
Esperanto elektrotekniko
- elektroteknikobranch of engineering
Finnish sähkötekniikka
- sähkötekniikkabranch of engineering
French électrotechnique, génie électrique
- électrotechniquebranch of engineering
- génie électriquebranch of engineering
- ingénierie électriquebranch of engineering
German Elektrotechnik
- Elektrotechnikbranch of engineering
Hindi विद्युत अभियान्त्रिकी
- विद्युत अभियान्त्रिकी (vidyut abhiyāntrikī)branch of engineering
Hungarian elektrotechnika
- elektrotechnikabranch of engineering
Icelandic rafmagnsverkfræði
- rafmagnsverkfræðibranch of engineering
Indonesian teknik elektro
- teknik elektrobranch of engineering
Irish innealtóireacht leictreach, innealtóireacht leictreachais
- innealtóireacht leictreachbranch of engineering
- innealtóireacht leictreachaisbranch of engineering
Italian elettrotecnica
- elettrotecnicabranch of engineering
Japanese 電気工学
- 電気工学 (denki kōgaku)branch of engineering
Korean 전기공학
- 전기공학 (jeon'gigonghak)branch of engineering
Malay kejuruteraan elektrik
- kejuruteraan elektrikbranch of engineering
Norwegian Bokmål elektroteknikk
- elektroteknikkbranch of engineering
Persian مهندسی برق
- مهندسی برق (mohandesi-ye barq)branch of engineering
Polish elektrotechnika, elektryka
- elektrotechnikabranch of engineering
- elektrykabranch of engineering
- inżynieria elektrycznabranch of engineering
Portuguese engenharia elétrica
- engenharia elétricabranch of engineering
Romanian electrotehnică, inginerie electrică
- electrotehnicăbranch of engineering
- inginerie electricăbranch of engineering
Russian электроте́хника
- электроте́хника (elektrotéxnika)branch of engineering
Spanish ingeniería eléctrica
- ingeniería eléctricabranch of engineering
Swedish elektroteknik
- elektroteknikbranch of engineering
Tagalog dagitbing agsikapan
- dagitbing agsikapanbranch of engineering
Tamil மின் பொறியியல்
- மின் பொறியியல் (miṉ poṟiyiyal)branch of engineering
Turkish elektrik-elektronik mühendisliği
- elektrik-elektronik mühendisliğibranch of engineering
Ukrainian електроте́хніка
- електроте́хніка (elektrotéxnika)branch of engineering
Vietnamese kĩ thuật điện
- kĩ thuật điệnbranch of engineering
Cite this entry
electrical engineering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrical%20engineering
“electrical engineering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrical%20engineering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrical engineering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrical%20engineering.
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