# engineering

Pronunciation: say "en-ji-NEER-ing" US /ˌɛn.d͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ.ɪŋ/, UK /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The work and profession of using mathematics and science to design, build, and run machines, structures, and other technology, or the design and construction that result from it.
   - Simple: Using science and math to design, build, and run machines, roads, bridges, and other things, or the way something is built.
   - _Modern engineering has transformed how we generate and distribute electricity._
   - _The bridge collapse prompted a national review of engineering standards._
3. The onboard section of a ship that contains the engine.
   - Simple: The part of a ship where the engines are kept.
   - _A fire broke out in engineering while the ship was at sea._
   - _The captain ordered the crew down to engineering to check the turbines._
4. The portion of a workplace set aside for the professional engineering staff and their offices.
   - Simple: The office area where a company's professional engineers work.
   - _Engineering occupies the east wing of the headquarters building._
   - _Send the revised drawings up to engineering before the end of the day._

## Verb

2. Present participle of engineer. — present participle and gerund of engineer
   - Simple: Present participle of engineer. Use this -ing form for an action in progress: they are engineering, they were engineering.
   - _Scientists are engineering crops that can survive long droughts._
   - _The company spent years engineering a quieter engine._

## Origin

Formed from "engineer" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/engineering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).