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engineering

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˌɛn.d͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ.ɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 N JH AH0 N IH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Actions controling the motion, shape, or substance of any physical object(s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Designates the office area of the professional engineering staff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of engineer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the practical application of science to commerce or industry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: technology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: profession, application, practical application

Narrower terms: aeronautical engineering, automotive technology, automotive engineering, chemical engineering, communications technology, computer technology, high technology, high tech, rail technology, railroading

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engine room

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engineering science, applied science, technology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick

Narrower terms: aeronautical engineering, bionics, biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, EE, computer science, computing, architectural engineering, industrial engineering, industrial management, information technology, IT, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear engineering, naval engineering, rocketry

History

Etymology

From engineer + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

160 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: inxhinieri — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Arabic: هَنْدَسَة (handasa) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Arabic: هندسة (handasa) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Armenian: ճարտարագիտություն (čartaragitutʻyun) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Armenian: տեխնիկա (texnika) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Assamese: অভিযান্ত্ৰিক বিদ্যা (obhizantrik biidda) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Basque: ingeniaritza — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Bengali: প্রকৌশল (prokōuśol) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Catalan: enginyeria — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工程 (gōngchéng) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Czech: inženýrství — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Danish: ingeniørvidenskab — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Dutch: ingenieurswetenschap — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Esperanto: inĝenierio — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Esperanto: inĝenierarto — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Finnish: tekniikka — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Finnish: insinööritaito — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • French: ingénierie — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • French: génie — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Galician: enxeñaría — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Georgian: საინჟინრო მეცნიერება (sainžinro mecniereba) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Georgian: ინჟინერია (inžineria) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • German: Ingenieurwissenschaft — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • German: Ingenieurwesen — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • German: Engineering — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Greek: μηχανική (michanikí) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Hawaiian: wilikī — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Hebrew: הַנְדָּסָה (handasá) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Hindi: अभियांत्रिकी (abhiyāntrikī) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Hungarian: mérnöki tudomány — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Hungarian: műszaki tudomány — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Ido: injeniorarto — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Indonesian: teknik — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Indonesian: rekayasa — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Inuktitut: ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅ (titiraoyaq) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Irish: innealtóireacht — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Italian: ingegneria — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Japanese: 工学 (kōgaku) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Japanese: 工務 (kōmu) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Japanese: エンジニアリング (enjiniaringu) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Javanese: ꦫꦺꦏꦪꦱ (rékayasa) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Kazakh: инжиниринг (injiniriñ) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Korean: 공학 (gonghak) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Korean: 엔지니어링 (enjinieoring) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Lao: ວິສະວະກໍາສາດ (wi sa wa kam sāt) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Macedonian: инжене́рство (inženérstvo) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Maithili: अभियांत्रिकी (abhiyāntrikī) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Malay: kejuruteraan — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: প্রকৌশল — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Māori: mātai pūhanga — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Māori: (mātai) pūhanga — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Māori: (mātai) pūkaha — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Marathi: अभियांत्रिकी (abhiyāntrikī) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Nepali: अभियांत्रिकी (abhiyāntrikī) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Norman: înginn'nie — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ingeniørvitenskap — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Occitan: engenhariá — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Odia: ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ (baiṣayika bijñāna) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Persian: مهندسی (mohandesi) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Polish: inżynieria — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Portuguese: engenharia — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Romanian: inginerie — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: те́хника (téxnika) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: инжене́рия (inženérija) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: разрабо́тка (razrabótka) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: инжини́ринг (inžiníring) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: проекти́рование (projektírovanije) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Russian: инжене́ринг (inženéring) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Scots: ingineerin — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Scottish Gaelic: einnseanaireachd — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Serbo-Croatian: inženjering — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Serbo-Croatian: tehnika — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Serbo-Croatian: inženjerstvo — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Slovak: inžinierstvo — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Slovene: inženirstvo — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Spanish: ingeniería — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Sundanese: rékayasa — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Swahili: uhandisi — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Swedish: ingenjörskonst — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Swedish: ingenjörsvetenskap — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Tagalog: agsikapan — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Tagalog: inhenyeriya — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Tamil: பொறியியல் (poṟiyiyal) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Thai: วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ (wít-sà-wá-gam-má-sàat) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Ukrainian: інжене́рія (inženérija) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Welsh: peirianneg — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Welsh: peirianyddiaeth — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Yiddish: אינזשענעריע (inzhenerye) — application of science to the needs of humanity
  • Arabic: هَنْدَسَة (handasa) — work of an engineer
  • Armenian: ճարտարագիտություն (čartaragitutʻyun) — work of an engineer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工程 (gōngchéng) — work of an engineer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工程學 /工程学 (gōngchéngxué) — work of an engineer
  • Finnish: insinöörityö — work of an engineer
  • French: ingénierie — work of an engineer
  • Galician: enxeñaría — work of an engineer
  • German: Ingenieurwesen — work of an engineer
  • German: Engineering — work of an engineer
  • Hebrew: הַנְדָּסָה (handasá) — work of an engineer
  • Indonesian: teknik — work of an engineer
  • Indonesian: rekayasa — work of an engineer
  • Irish: innealtóireacht — work of an engineer
  • Italian: ingegneria — work of an engineer
  • Japanese: 工学 (kōgaku) — work of an engineer
  • Japanese: 工務 (kōmu) — work of an engineer
  • Japanese: エンジニアリング (enjiniaringu) — work of an engineer
  • Korean: 공학 (gonghak) — work of an engineer
  • Korean: 엔지니어링 (enjinieoring) — work of an engineer
  • Norman: înginn'nie — work of an engineer
  • Portuguese: engenharia — work of an engineer
  • Romanian: inginerie — work of an engineer
  • Russian: инжене́рное иску́сство (inženérnoje iskússtvo) — work of an engineer
  • Russian: инжене́рное де́ло (inženérnoje délo) — work of an engineer
  • Russian: машинострое́ние (mašinostrojénije) — work of an engineer
  • Russian: инжини́ринг (inžiníring) — work of an engineer
  • Thai: วิศวกรรม (wít-sà-wá-gam) — work of an engineer
  • Turkish: mühendislik — work of an engineer
  • Ukrainian: інжене́рство (inženérstvo) — work of an engineer
  • Ukrainian: інжині́ринг (inžynírynh) — work of an engineer
  • Welsh: peirianneg — work of an engineer
  • Welsh: peirianyddiaeth — work of an engineer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工程 (gōngchéng) — profession
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工程學 /工程学 (gōngchéngxué) — profession
  • Czech: inženýrství — profession
  • Finnish: tekniikka — profession
  • Finnish: tekniikan ala — profession
  • French: ingénierie — profession
  • Galician: enxeñaría — profession
  • Georgian: საინჟინრო ხელოვნება (sainžinro xelovneba) — profession
  • Georgian: მანქანათმშენებლობა (mankanatmšenebloba) — profession
  • German: Ingenieurwesen — profession
  • German: Ingenieurberuf — profession
  • Greek: μηχανολογία (michanología) — profession
  • Hebrew: הַנְדָּסָה (handasá) — profession
  • Ido: injeniorarto — profession
  • Indonesian: teknik — profession
  • Irish: innealtóireacht — profession
  • Italian: ingegneria — profession
  • Japanese: 工学 (kōgaku) — profession
  • Korean: 공학 (gonghak) — profession
  • Norman: înginn'nie — profession
  • Portuguese: engenharia — profession
  • Russian: инжене́рное де́ло (inženérnoje délo) — profession
  • Russian: машинострое́ние (mašinostrojénije) — profession
  • Russian: инжини́ринг (inžiníring) — profession
  • Tamil: பொறியியல் (poṟiyiyal) — profession
  • Thai: วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ (wít-sà-wá-gam-má-sàat) — profession
  • Ukrainian: інжене́рство (inženérstvo) — profession
  • Chinese Mandarin: 引擎房 — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Chinese Mandarin: 引擎室 — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Chinese Mandarin: 引擎艙 /引擎舱 — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Czech: strojovna — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Finnish: konehuone — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • French: salle des machines — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • German: Maschinenraum — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Greek: μηχανοστάσιο (michanostásio) — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Italian: sala macchine — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Romanian: sala mașinilor — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Russian: маши́нное отделе́ние (mašínnoje otdelénije) — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Serbo-Croatian: strojarnica — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
  • Spanish: sala de máquinas — area aboard a ship where the engine is located
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