electrical engineering

American  

noun

1. the branch of engineering that deals with the practical application of the theory of electricity to the construction of machinery, power supplies, etc.

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electrical engineering British  

noun

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity

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electrical engineering Scientific  

1. The branch of engineering that specializes in the design, construction, and practical uses of electrical systems.

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Other Word Forms

• electrical engineer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of electrical engineering

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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electrical engineering

Su, 56, emigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan as a child and holds three electrical engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

He planned to attend the University of El Salvador and study electrical engineering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

He had hoped to continue his straight-A streak in Higher Maths and go on to study electrical engineering or law but is now worried he might not make the grade.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Catsimatidis grew up in West Harlem and studied electrical engineering at New York University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

There were shelves of paperbacks; there were encyclopedias, histories, novels, philosophies, and textbooks of physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and others, more than I can name.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien