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en·gi·neer·ing (en′jə nir′iŋ)

noun

    1. the science concerned with putting scientific knowledge to practical uses, divided into different branches, as civil, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering
    2. the planning, designing, construction, or management of machinery, roads, bridges, buildings, etc.
  2. the act of maneuvering or managing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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