eng

[ eng ]

/ ɛŋ /

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/.

Words nearby eng

enfold, enforce, enforcement, enforcer, enfranchise, eng, eng., eng. d., engadine, engage, engaged

Origin of eng

1955–60; by analogy with the names of m and n

Also called agma, angma.

Definition for eng (2 of 4)

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.

Definition for eng (3 of 4)

eng.

engraved.

Definition for eng (4 of 4)

Eng.

England.

English.

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Examples from the Web for eng

Eng, waþeman, hunter; cf. the common German surname Weidemann, of cognate origin.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
She had been seen or heard as she approached; and the whole village was on the shore, including Mr. Eng.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
To the termination -cock, occurring in so many names, I have already given attention, and the result may be seen in Eng.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
The word concerned does not seem to have anything to do with Eng.
Surnames as a Science|Robert Ferguson

The Norse word slysa is probably not the direct source of the Eng.
Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch|George Tobias Flom

British Dictionary definitions for eng (1 of 4)

eng

/ (ɛŋ) /

noun

phonetics another name for agma

British Dictionary definitions for eng (2 of 4)

ENG

abbreviation for

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

British Dictionary definitions for eng (3 of 4)

eng.

abbreviation for

engineer

engineering

British Dictionary definitions for eng (4 of 4)

Eng.

abbreviation for

England

English

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Medical definitions for eng

ENG

abbr.

electronystagmography