engineering
/ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
noun
- The profession or activity of designing and building machines, structures, roads, bridges, or other complex systems using scientific principles.
- Modern engineering has made it possible to build skyscrapers that withstand earthquakes.
- The engineering behind the new smartphone is incredibly advanced.
- She studied engineering in college and now works for a construction company.
- The careful planning and control of a process or situation to achieve a specific result.
- The political engineering of the treaty took years of negotiation.
- The success of the event was due to some clever social engineering.
- Financial engineering helped the company reduce its taxes legally.
adjective
- Relating to the work or study of engineering.
- He enrolled in an engineering program at the university.
- She has an engineering degree from a top school.
- The engineering team met to discuss the bridge design.