eng

¹

[ eng ]

noun

1. the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] and clink [klingk].

ENG

²

Television.

1. electronic news gathering: a system of news reporting that uses portable television cameras to videotape pictures and sound, especially when combined with the transmission of the signal to a television station for immediate broadcast.

eng.

³

abbreviation for

1. engine.
2. engineer.
3. engineering.
4. engraved.
5. engraver.
6. engraving.

Eng.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. England.
2. English.

eng.

¹

abbreviation for

1. engineer
2. engineering

eng

²

/ ɛŋ /

noun

1. phonetics another name for agma

Eng.

³

abbreviation for

1. England
2. English

ENG

⁴

abbreviation for

1. electronic news gathering: TV news obtained at the point of action by means of modern video equipment

Word History and Origins

Origin of eng¹

First recorded in 1955–60; by analogy with the names of m and n; agma ( def )

Example Sentences

But Cambodian interior minister Chou Bun Eng rejected the idea and said she considered the women to be responsible.

From BBC

Four Vietnamese women and a further seven Filipino women were also caught, but were not pregnant so have been deported, Bun Eng said.

From BBC

Led by Niclas Högberg, DVM, and Adrien Kroese, Eng, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, the study aimed to develop a reliable method for monitoring the ease with which cows can get up and down in their cubicles, a crucial indicator of overall comfort and well-being.

From Science Daily

"Once on the ground, the plane was handed to the Airport Police. Investigations are ongoing," Ng Eng Hen wrote.

From BBC

Two of the home’s earliest owners, Russell and Elise Bauman, had “ruined two Cadillacs, a van and a pickup” hauling loads of “bowling-ball-sized river rocks” to build a waterfall, koi pond and pathway with multiple switchbacks that climbed almost to the top of the slope, said their youngest son, Kevin L. Eng, a health-care attorney now living in Santa Clarita.

From Los Angeles Times