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US
/ˈɛndʒəˈnɪɹ/
]
[ UK /ˌɛndʒɪnˈiə/ ]
[ UK /ˌɛndʒɪnˈiə/ ]
NOUN
- a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
- the operator of a railway locomotive
VERB
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design as an engineer
He engineered the water supply project -
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
he masterminded the robbery
How To Use engineer In A Sentence
- One Mercedes engineer estimated that, worldwide, up to 50,000 vehicles may have to be repaired, which is a blow for a company which prides itself on reliability and quality. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- Could the answer for dental plaque be a transplant, not of teeth but of genetically engineered bacteria?
- Some archaeologists have been championing the culture of pre-Roman Britain for some time and the Shropshire road may confirm that traders were bringing back continental innovations to add to existing native achievements in art and engineering. Letters: Native culture of pre-Roman Britain
- York were immediately on the back foot but repelled a series of short corners and managed to engineer a breakaway attack.
- She also advised them to avoid characters who worked in town planning, civil engineering or dentistry. Times, Sunday Times
- The disciplines of science and engineering are not always sharply separated.
- Engineers are very anxious to learn of its findings and to begin to correct the faults of the main water supply line from up north in New York State down to the City.
- Prior to joining McKinsey, he obtained a degree in geophysical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and an M.B.A. at Stanford. Success in American Companies: Lessons for Canadians
- Maxwell's theoretical unification of electricity and magnetism was engineered into the modern human power to communicate across space at the speed of light.
- He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.