Phrase guide

mechanical engineering

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

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

Narrower terms: tribology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enginyeria mecànica — subfield of engineering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機械工程 /机械工程 (jīxiè gōngchéng) — subfield of engineering
  • Czech: strojní inženýrství — subfield of engineering
  • Danish: maskinteknik — subfield of engineering
  • Finnish: konetekniikka — subfield of engineering
  • Finnish: koneenrakennus — subfield of engineering
  • French: génie mécanique — subfield of engineering
  • German: Maschinenwesen — subfield of engineering
  • Hebrew: הַנְדָּסַת מְכוֹנוֹת (handasát m'khonót) — subfield of engineering
  • Hungarian: gépészet — subfield of engineering
  • Icelandic: vélaverkfræði — subfield of engineering
  • Indonesian: teknik mesin — subfield of engineering
  • Irish: innealtóireacht mheicniúil — subfield of engineering
  • Italian: ingegneria meccanica — subfield of engineering
  • Japanese: 機械工学 (kikai kōgaku) — subfield of engineering
  • Kazakh: машинатану (maşinatanu) — subfield of engineering
  • Kazakh: машинажасау (maşinajasau) — subfield of engineering
  • Malay: kejuruteraan mekanik — subfield of engineering
  • Pannonian Rusyn: машинство (mašinstvo) — subfield of engineering
  • Persian: مهندسی مکانیک (mohandesi-ye mekânik) — subfield of engineering
  • Polish: inżynieria mechaniczna — subfield of engineering
  • Portuguese: engenharia mecânica — subfield of engineering
  • Russian: машинострое́ние (mašinostrojénije) — subfield of engineering
  • Serbo-Croatian: маши́нство — subfield of engineering
  • Serbo-Croatian: строја́рство — subfield of engineering
  • Serbo-Croatian: mašínstvo — subfield of engineering
  • Serbo-Croatian: strojárstvo — subfield of engineering
  • Spanish: ingeniería mecánica — subfield of engineering
  • Swedish: maskinteknik — subfield of engineering
  • Tagalog: sigwasing agsikapan — subfield of engineering
  • Tamil: இயந்திரப் பொறியியல் (iyantirap poṟiyiyal) — subfield of engineering
  • Vietnamese: kĩ thuật cơ khí — subfield of engineering