engineering — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

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

   Uso

   • no contable
   • usually

   Ejemplos

   Más ejemplos (1)

   One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

2. The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.

   Uso

   • no contable
   • usually

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

   Uso

   • no contable
   • usually

4. Designates the office area of the professional engineering staff.

   Uso

   • no contable
   • usually

Sustantivo

1. the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry

   Términos más generales

   technologyprofession

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

   Sinónimos

   engineering scienceapplied sciencetechnology

   Términos más generales

   disciplinesubjectsubject areasubject fieldfieldfield of studystudybailiwick

   Ejemplos

   he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study

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

   Sinónimos

   engine room

   Términos más generales

   room