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  • eng
    eng
    noun
    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 and clink
  • ENG
    ENG
    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.
    eng.
    abbreviation
    engine.
  • Eng.
    Eng.
    abbreviation
    England.

eng

1 American  
[eng] / ɛŋ /

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 and clink


ENG 2 American  
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 American  

abbreviation

  1. engine.

  2. engineer.

  3. engineering.

  4. engraved.

  5. engraver.

  6. engraving.


Eng. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. England.

  2. English.


Eng. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. England

  2. English

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eng. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. engineer

  2. engineering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ENG 3 British  

abbreviation

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eng 4 British  
/ ɛŋ /

noun

  1. phonetics another name for agma

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eng

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


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By the time I was trying to transfer to another eng organization, this number had dropped down to less than 6%.

From The Verge ● Oct. 23, 2017

No need to run my creds, I'll still be an eng without your validation.

From Time ● Aug. 5, 2015

There was no mistake about their referring to him; and amid the chaos of sounds I caught the words eng and engert.

From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by J. Irwin Brown

N. Y., P. M. gen, a m, mrs, no, u s a, n e, eng, p o, rev, prof, dr, gram, capt, coi, co, va, conn.

From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Alonzo Reed

It generally ends in ing, eng, or g; as, Tebahkooneding, Ruling, &c.

From Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words by John Summerfield

Shares in Enagas ENG 15.08%increase; green up pointing triangle jumped to a two-year high after Spain’s competition and markets authority set out a framework for new renewable gases remuneration incentives covering 2027-32.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

These experiments are possible because of the work of Keith Brown, an ENG associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his team in the KABlab.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

It will either read ENG / US or ENG / INTL.

From The Verge ● Apr. 26, 2022

The booths are decorated with Japanese art from famous masters like Hokusai, and carry labels like JPN or ENG to designate the languages being worked.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

On one scrap, an inscription clearly read ENG.

From Time Magazine Archive

J.,   captain eng. and aide-de-camp on Schofield's staff, takes message to Sherman.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Jacob Dolson Cox

Wagner, O. G., lieutenant of eng.,   superintends fortifications at Gauley;   modest young man of great promise, killed at Yorktown.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Jacob Dolson Cox

Whittlesey, Chas.,   colonel and eng. on Cox's staff;   appointed colonel of 20th Ohio.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Jacob Dolson Cox

Merrill, W. E.,   colonel and eng., in charge of railroad defences;   on construction and use of blockhouses.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Jacob Dolson Cox

Weight on truck with steam eng. & boil., lbs.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

At a religious conference at Barnet, Eng., last fortnight, The.

From Time Magazine Archive

In England, the teaching of "Eng. lit." is a relatively new thing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rabbit In Bedford, Eng., died one William Rabbit, for 59 years a gardener.

From Time Magazine Archive

William E. Fothergill, 61, famed gynecologist; in Manchester, Eng., suddenly.

From Time Magazine Archive

N. Eng. to Mich. and Va.; rare westward. b.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

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