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civil engineering

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology

Narrower terms: hydraulic engineering

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الهندسة المدنية — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土木工程 (tǔmù gōngchéng) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Czech: stavební inženýrství — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Dutch: burgerlijke bouwkunde — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Finnish: yhdyskuntatekniikka — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Finnish: rakennussuunnittelu — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Finnish: rakentaminen — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • French: génie civil — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Georgian: სამოქალაქო ინჟინერია (samokalako inžineria) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • German: Bauingenieurwesen — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • German: Bauwesen — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Hebrew: הַנְדָּסָה אֶזְרָחִית (handasah ezrakhit) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Hungarian: építőmérnöki/általános mérnöki munka/munkálatok/tudományok — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Indonesian: teknik sipil — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Irish: innealtóireacht shibhialta — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Italian: genio civile — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Italian: ingegneria civile — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Japanese: 土木工学 (doboku kōgaku) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Khmer: អសេនិកវិស្វកម្ម (a’seenɨk vi’sva’kam) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Khmer: វិស្វកម្មស៊ីវិល (vi’sva’kam siivɨl) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Korean: 토목공학 (tomokgonghak) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Malay: kejuruteraan awam — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Polish: inżynieria wodno-lądowa — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Polish: inżynieria lądowa — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Portuguese: engenharia civil — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Russian: строи́тельная инжене́рия (stroítelʹnaja inženérija) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Russian: гражда́нское строи́тельство (graždánskoje stroítelʹstvo) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Spanish: ingeniería civil — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Tagalog: bayanhing agsikapan — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Tamil: குடிசார் பொறியியல் (kuṭicār poṟiyiyal) — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Turkish: inşaat mühendisliği — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones
  • Vietnamese: kỹ thuật xây dựng dân dụng — technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones