agricultural engineering

noun

the branch of engineering involved with the design of farm machinery, with soil management, land development, and mechanization and automation of livestock farming, and with the efficient planting, harvesting, storage, and processing of farm commodities.

Nearby words

agric., agrichemical, agricola, agricultural agent, agricultural ant, agricultural engineering, agriculture, agriculturist, agrigento, agrimony, agrinion

Origin of agricultural engineering

First recorded in 1910–15