engineering

[ˌendʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ]

Definition:
1. The practical application of science to commerce or industry.
2. The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems.
3. A room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located.

Use 'engineering' in a sentence:

1. They are engineering a bridge.
2. The E-Kaia solved two problems for the engineering students.
3. Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.
4. That's a long way away from civil engineering.
5. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
6. The aerospace engineering department here is excellent!
7. You know, I started out in civil engineering.
8. The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
9. Telephone operators joined the strike and four million engineering workers are also planning action.
10. Maybe I ought to subscribe to the Engineering Quarterly.
11. Several firms of mechanical engineering have been syndicated.
12. Compulsory sterilization represented social engineering of the worst sort.
13. A racing car is an extraordinary feat of engineering.
14. In recruiting students to Computer Systems Engineering, the University looks for evidence of all-round ability.
15. I switched to electronic engineering.
16. Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
17. It is believed to be the world's biggest civil engineering project.
18. Any fool could auction off a factory full of engineering machinery.
19. Finally, I come to the subject of genetic engineering.
20. Scientists have used genetic engineering to protect tomatoes against the effects of freezing.
21. Xerox set about a process of reverse engineering. It pulled the machines apart and investigated the Japanese factories to find out how they could pull off such feats.
22. She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
23. The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.
24. We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.
25. How can we tempt young people into engineering?
26. The bridge is a triumph of modern engineering.
27. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
28. He was studying in the hope of being admitted to an engineering college.
29. We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm.
30. Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science.
31. His background was in engineering.
32. The pyramids are an eloquent testimony to the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills.
33. They expanded the shipyards and started engineering works.
34. He has not studied mechanics or engineering.
35. I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company.
36. The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.
37. The car is a miracle of engineering.
38. We can use genetic engineering techniques to isolate the gene that is responsible.
39. His team solved the engineering problem by stealing an idea from nature.
40. She works for an engineering company.
41. The course is heavily weighted in favour of engineering.
42. Somewhere along the line he picked up an engineering degree.
43. Many students have insufficient science and mathematics background to gain entrance to engineering school.