engineering
- Noun:
- The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures: The discipline that applies scientific and mathematical principles to solve practical problems and create useful devices, systems, and processes.
- The work done by, or the profession of, an engineer: The practical application of engineering principles in a specific field.
- Skillful or artful contrivance or manipulation: The clever planning or maneuvering to bring about a desired result, often with a slightly negative connotation.
- Noun:
- She studied mechanical engineering at university.
- The bridge is a marvel of modern engineering.
- His promotion was the result of careful political engineering.
"Genetic engineering": The deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
- Genetic engineering has led to advances in medicine and agriculture.
"Social engineering": The use of centralized planning in an attempt to manage social change and regulate the future development and behavior of a society. Also, in computing, the manipulation of people to gain confidential information.
- The policy was criticized as an experiment in social engineering.
Engineer (n/v): A person qualified in engineering; to skillfully arrange for something to happen.
- The engineer inspected the design.
- He engineered a successful merger.
Engineered (adj): Designed and built using scientific principles.
- The engineered wood was very strong.
- Technology: The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
- Design: The art or action of conceiving and planning a structure, system, or object.
- Machination (for the negative sense of contrivance): A plot or scheme.
Engineering feat: An impressive achievement in engineering.
- The dam was an incredible engineering feat.
Reverse engineering: The process of analyzing a system to identify its components and their interrelationships to create a representation of the system in another form or at a higher level of abstraction.
- The company used reverse engineering to understand the competitor's product.
- To engineer a situation/outcome: To arrange for a particular situation or result to happen, especially in a clever or indirect way.
- She managed to engineer a meeting between the two rivals.
- a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
- the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study
- the practical application of science to commerce or industry