engineering
noun
en·gi·neer·ing
ˌen-jə-ˈnir-iŋ 
1
: the activities or function of an engineer
2
a
: the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people
b
: the design and manufacture of complex products
software engineering
3
: calculated manipulation or direction (as of behavior)
social engineering
compare genetic engineering
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The unusual move would allow the administration to bypass a public bidding process, relying on a deal for engineering services already underway at the White House.
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Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
Its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, in operation since 1952, is the longest-running federal investment in America’s STEM workforce, and the primary federal funder of graduate and postdoctoral training in the physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and political science.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The proposal that came to the full board on Tuesday was again for the square to sit in the parking lot median of the courthouse, with plans for architecture and engineering firm Wight & Company to donate its services and create the concept plan for the site.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, has compiled testing results from about 1,300 properties affected by the Eaton Fire.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
Its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, in operation since 1952, is the longest-running federal investment in America’s STEM workforce, and the primary federal funder of graduate and postdoctoral training in the physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and political science.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The proposal that came to the full board on Tuesday was again for the square to sit in the parking lot median of the courthouse, with plans for architecture and engineering firm Wight & Company to donate its services and create the concept plan for the site.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, has compiled testing results from about 1,300 properties affected by the Eaton Fire.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engineering. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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engineering
noun
en·gi·neer·ing
ˌen-jə-ˈni(ə)r-iŋ
: the science or profession of developing and using nature's power and resources in ways that are useful to people (as in designing and building roads, bridges, dams, or machines and in creating new products)
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