Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of engineer
nounengineering (usually uncountable, plural engineerings)
plural engineerings
- uncountableusuallyThe application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891 - uncountableusuallyDesignates the office area of the professional engineering staff.
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acoustical engineeringaerospace engineeringastroengineeringaudio engineeringback engineeringback-engineeringbioengineeringchemical engineeringcivil engineeringclimate engineeringcomputer engineeringconceptual engineeringcontrol engineeringcryoengineeringcybernetic engineeringdefinitioneeringearthquake engineeringecoengineeringelectrical engineeringengineering sampleengineering societyengineering strainengineering stressfemtoengineeringfinancial engineeringforensic engineeringgenetic engineeringgengineeringgeoengineeringgeotechnical engineeringglycoengineeringhydraulic engineeringhydroengineeringimmunoengineeringindustrial engineeringinformation engineeringknowledge engineeringlight engineeringmanufacturing engineeringmechanical engineering
nounthe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
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Translations
Arabic هَنْدَسَة, هَنْدَسَة
- هَنْدَسَة (handasa)application of science to the needs of humanity
- هَنْدَسَة (handasa)work of an engineer
Basque ingeniaritza
- ingeniaritzaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Bengali প্রকৌশল
- প্রকৌশল (prokōuśol)application of science to the needs of humanity
Catalan enginyeria
- enginyeriaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Chinese Mandarin 工程, 引擎房
- 工程 (gōngchéng)application of science to the needs of humanity
- 引擎房area aboard a ship where the engine is located
- 引擎室area aboard a ship where the engine is located
- 引擎艙 /引擎舱area aboard a ship where the engine is located
- 工程 (gōngchéng)profession
- 工程學 /工程学 (gōngchéngxué)profession
- 工程 (gōngchéng)work of an engineer
- 工程學 /工程学 (gōngchéngxué)work of an engineer
Czech inženýrství, strojovna
- inženýrstvíapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- strojovnaarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- inženýrstvíprofession
Danish ingeniørvidenskab
- ingeniørvidenskabapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Dutch ingenieurswetenschap
- ingenieurswetenschapapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Esperanto inĝenierio, inĝenierarto
- inĝenierioapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- inĝenierartoapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Finnish tekniikka, insinööritaito
- tekniikkaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- insinööritaitoapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- konehuonearea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- tekniikkaprofession
- tekniikan alaprofession
- insinöörityöwork of an engineer
French ingénierie, génie
- ingénierieapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- génieapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- salle des machinesarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- ingénierieprofession
- ingénieriework of an engineer
German Ingenieurwissenschaft, Ingenieurwesen
- Ingenieurwissenschaftapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- Ingenieurwesenapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- Engineeringapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- Maschinenraumarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- Ingenieurwesenprofession
- Ingenieurberufprofession
- Ingenieurwesenwork of an engineer
- Engineeringwork of an engineer
Greek μηχανική, μηχανοστάσιο
- μηχανική (michanikí)application of science to the needs of humanity
- μηχανοστάσιο (michanostásio)area aboard a ship where the engine is located
- μηχανολογία (michanología)profession
Hawaiian wilikī
- wilikīapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Hebrew הַנְדָּסָה, הַנְדָּסָה
- הַנְדָּסָה (handasá)application of science to the needs of humanity
- הַנְדָּסָה (handasá)profession
- הַנְדָּסָה (handasá)work of an engineer
Hindi अभियांत्रिकी
- अभियांत्रिकी (abhiyāntrikī)application of science to the needs of humanity
Hungarian mérnöki tudomány, műszaki tudomány
- mérnöki tudományapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- műszaki tudományapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Indonesian perekayasaan, ruang mesin
- perekayasaanapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- ruang mesinarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- teknikprofession
- rekayasaprofession
- teknikwork of an engineer
- rekayasawork of an engineer
Irish innealtóireacht, innealtóireacht
- innealtóireachtapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- innealtóireachtprofession
- innealtóireachtwork of an engineer
Italian ingegneria, sala macchine
- ingegneriaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- sala macchinearea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- ingegneriaprofession
- ingegneriawork of an engineer
Japanese 工学, 工務
- 工学 (kōgaku)application of science to the needs of humanity
- 工務 (kōmu)application of science to the needs of humanity
- エンジニアリング (enjiniaringu)application of science to the needs of humanity
- 工学 (kōgaku)profession
- 工学 (kōgaku)work of an engineer
- 工務 (kōmu)work of an engineer
- エンジニアリング (enjiniaringu)work of an engineer
Korean 공학, 엔지니어링
- 공학 (gonghak)application of science to the needs of humanity
- 엔지니어링 (enjinieoring)application of science to the needs of humanity
- 공학 (gonghak)profession
- 공학 (gonghak)work of an engineer
- 엔지니어링 (enjinieoring)work of an engineer
Malay kejuruteraan
- kejuruteraanapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Māori mātai pūhanga, (mātai) pūhanga
- mātai pūhangaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- (mātai) pūhangaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- (mātai) pūkahaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Norwegian Bokmål ingeniørvitenskap
- ingeniørvitenskapapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Persian مهندسی
- مهندسی (mohandesi)application of science to the needs of humanity
Polish inżynieria
- inżynieriaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Portuguese engenharia, engenharia
- engenhariaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- engenhariaprofession
- engenhariawork of an engineer
Romanian inginerie, sala mașinilor
- inginerieapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- sala mașinilorarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
- ingineriework of an engineer
Russian те́хника, инжене́рия
- те́хника (téxnika)application of science to the needs of humanity
- инжене́рия (inženérija)application of science to the needs of humanity
- разрабо́тка (razrabótka)application of science to the needs of humanity
- инжини́ринг (inžiníring)application of science to the needs of humanity
- проекти́рование (projektírovanije)application of science to the needs of humanity
- инжене́ринг (inženéring)application of science to the needs of humanity
- маши́нное отделе́ние (mašínnoje otdelénije)area aboard a ship where the engine is located
- инжене́рное де́ло (inženérnoje délo)profession
- машинострое́ние (mašinostrojénije)profession
- инжини́ринг (inžiníring)profession
- инжене́рное иску́сство (inženérnoje iskússtvo)work of an engineer
- инжене́рное де́ло (inženérnoje délo)work of an engineer
Scottish Gaelic einnseanaireachd
- einnseanaireachdapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Slovak inžinierstvo
- inžinierstvoapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Spanish ingeniería, sala de máquinas
- ingenieríaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- sala de máquinasarea aboard a ship where the engine is located
Swahili uhandisi
- uhandisiapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Swedish ingenjörskonst, ingenjörsvetenskap
- ingenjörskonstapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- ingenjörsvetenskapapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Tagalog agsikapan, inhenyeriya
- agsikapanapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- inhenyeriyaapplication of science to the needs of humanity
Tamil பொறியியல், பொறியியல்
- பொறியியல் (poṟiyiyal)application of science to the needs of humanity
- பொறியியல் (poṟiyiyal)profession
Thai วิศวกรรมศาสตร์, วิศวกรรมศาสตร์
- วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ (wít-sà-wá-gam-má-sàat)application of science to the needs of humanity
- วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ (wít-sà-wá-gam-má-sàat)profession
- วิศวกรรม (wít-sà-wá-gam)work of an engineer
Turkish mühendislik
- mühendislikwork of an engineer
Ukrainian інжене́рія, інжене́рство
- інжене́рія (inženérija)application of science to the needs of humanity
- інжене́рство (inženérstvo)profession
- інжене́рство (inženérstvo)work of an engineer
- інжині́ринг (inžynírynh)work of an engineer
Welsh peirianneg, peirianyddiaeth
- peiriannegapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- peirianyddiaethapplication of science to the needs of humanity
- peiriannegwork of an engineer
- peirianyddiaethwork of an engineer
Yiddish אינזשענעריע
- אינזשענעריע (inzhenerye)application of science to the needs of humanity
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engineering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engineering
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“engineering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engineering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engineering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engineering.
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