mechanical engineering
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3.9
- noun
- /mɪˈkænɪkəl ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
- Specialized
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ingeniería mecánica
- She decided to study mechanical engineering because she wanted to design innovative machines.
- mechanical engineering professor
- degree in mechanical engineering
- mechanical engineering department
And so it is important in the mechanical engineering department.
- And so it is important in the mechanical engineering department.
- But is this one of the biggest precision mechanical engineering efforts ever?
- OK, so, so, yeah, the mechanical engineering equivalent of this is is Lego and Mechano.
- Finance is a technology, just like engineering or mechanical engineering.
- MITI will be studying mechanical engineering and with a possible double major or minor in math.
- I'm finally graduating after six years from the great school called Tarleton State University with my mechanical engineering degree.
Examples
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Jeng has made continuous and significant contributions to the mechanical engineering field through research, education, and leadership activities.
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But is this one of the biggest precision mechanical engineering efforts ever?
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This is not a mechanical engineering class question.
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There are also two related Mechanical Engineering articles published earlier this year.
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Prior to this year, he was on the mechanical engineering faculty at MIT in Cambridge, Mass.
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Mulholland is a mechanical engineering professor at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
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Dani Fadda is a professional engineer in Texas with a successful career in mechanical engineering.
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Mr. Hurt earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1947.
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Kai H. Luo has made outstanding contributions to mechanical engineering through scholarship, education, and leadership.
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Dr. Komanduri began his career in 1972 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Work that uses science to design and build machines, structures, or systems
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A study of machines and how to make and use them
How Specialized
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4.4
- Specialized
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- Specialized
770
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'mechanical' (concerned with machines) modifies 'engineering' (the discipline applying science to design and build), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the branch of engineering dealing with machines and mechanical systems. This is a standard, cross-linguistically common compound noun phrase and therefore readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The term mechanical engineering comes from words that mean mechanical ('machine') and engineering ('to design and build'). So it literally means 'designing and building machines', which is why today it refers to the field that designs, makes, and operates machines.