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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 [kling] /klɪŋ/ and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/.

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Origin of eng

1955–60; by analogy with the names of m and n
Also called agma, angma.

ENG

Television.

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.

engine.
engineer.
engineering.
engraved.
engraver.
engraving.

Eng.

England.
English.
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eng

noun

phonetics another name for agma

ENG

abbreviation for

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

eng.

abbreviation for

engineer
engineering

Eng.

abbreviation for

England
English
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Medicine definitions for eng

ENG

abbr.

electronystagmography
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