English

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Etymology

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    From engineer + -ing.

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    engineering

    1. present participle and gerund of engineer

    Noun

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    engineering (usually uncountable, plural engineerings)

    1. (uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
      • 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
        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.
    3. Actions controling the motion, shape, or substance of any physical object(s).
    4. Designates the office area of the professional engineering staff.

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English engineering.

    Noun

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    engineering n (uncountable)

    1. engineering

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    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative engineering engineeringul
    genitive-dative engineering engineeringului
    vocative engineeringule

    References

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    • engineering in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN