mechanical engineering

American  

noun

1. the branch of engineering dealing with the design and production of machinery.

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mechanical engineering British  

noun

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and operation of machines and machinery

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mechanical engineering Scientific  

1. The branch of engineering that specializes in the design, production, and uses of machines. The physics of mechanics is widely used in mechanical engineering.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• mechanical engineer
  noun

Example Sentences

"Unlike conventional materials, metamaterials are built with tiny, repeating patterns that interact with energy in precise ways," said Sheng Shen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Allen was a teaching assistant at the Pasadena school, where he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree the following year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The study also involved Dr. Soheil Kavian, Ph.D. students Crystal Alvarez and Ron Sellers, and undergraduate student Gabriel Arismendi Sanchez, all from the mechanical engineering department.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

A person named Cole T. Allen from Torrance graduated from Caltech in 2017 with a mechanical engineering degree, according to the school's commencement ceremony program.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Michael T. Wright, curator of mechanical engineering at London’s Science Museum, spent more than twenty years seeking a solution and in 2006 completed building a working model of how he believed the device worked.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler