mechanical engineer
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3.8
- noun
- /məˈkænɪkəl ˌɛnˈdʒɪnɪr/
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ingeniero mecánico
- As a mechanical engineer, she designs intricate machines for manufacturing.
- electrical and mechanical engineers
- senior mechanical engineer
- mechanical engineers work
But I'm a mechanical engineer by trade.
- But I'm a mechanical engineer by trade.
- So I've dated electricians, I've dated my my husband's a mechanical engineer.
- I went to a bunch of different schools, but basically I'm a farmer and a mechanical engineer and a pilot, fighter pilot, test pilot.
- And I started to write a book or I wrote a book on modern management in the machine building industry as a mechanical engineer.
- For a young mechanical engineer on the Mars Science Laboratory team, it was an impossible dream come true.
Examples
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Now that each subject has a unique location, mechanical engineers can be more specific when organizing project information.
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Nature has not created a simple template for mechanical engineers to follow.
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I am a mechanical engineer.
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But I'm a mechanical engineer by trade.
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Generally, there are electrical or mechanical engineers who link product engineering and assembly.
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Monk said that electrical engineers and mechanical engineers work closely together on testing.
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Packaging is largely the domain of the mechanical engineer, according to Monk.
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For a young mechanical engineer on the Mars Science Laboratory team, it was an impossible dream come true.
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Beginning in 1958, he was a mechanical engineer for Egypt's five-year industrial plan.
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In the business of testing ideas, Lawrence Livermore relies on mechanical engineers to translate the abstract into the concrete.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who designs, builds and fixes machines or structures
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward modifier+noun combination: 'mechanical' (relating to machines) specifies the type of 'engineer' (a person who designs systems), so the profession meaning is directly derivable from its parts. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows regular English noun phrase formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the term.
Etymology
Mechanical engineer comes from two words: mechanical (about 'machines') and engineer (a person who plans and builds things). Imagine someone drawing gears, testing engines and fixing moving parts — that simple picture explains why it means 'a person trained to design, build and use machines'.