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engin.

engin. is the abbreviation of engineering.

Meaning of engineering

Noun

engineering (usually uncountable, plural engineerings)

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

Questions about engin.

What is engin. the abbreviation of?
Engin. is the abbreviation of engineering.

Words near engin. in the dictionary

  1. engilded
  2. engilding
  3. engilds
  4. engilt
  5. engin
  6. engin.
  7. engine
  8. engine bay
  9. engine bays
  10. engine block
  11. engine blocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: engin. (page history and authors); engineering (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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