eng

[ eng ]

/ ɛŋ /

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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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Compare agma (def. 1).

Origin of eng

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

Words nearby eng

enforce, enforcement, enforcer, enfranchise, enfuvirtide, eng, Engadine, engage, engaged, engaged tone, engagée

Other definitions 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.

Other definitions for eng (3 of 4)

eng.

abbreviation

engine.

engineer.

engineering.

engraved.

engraver.

engraving.

Other definitions for eng (4 of 4)

Eng.

abbreviation

England.

English.

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How to use eng in a sentence

The library held all the Eng-lit classics, and quite a few surprises like Gertrude Stein.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is a technical term, used in various senses, for which see the New Eng.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
The word is here used in the former sense; and the remark in Morley's Eng.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Ne beo &c.: nec aliud faciatis in die dominico nisi sacerdotibus meis seruiatis, An Eng.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

In the following spring he was in London, and subsequently resided in Bristol, Eng., where he died.
Tea Leaves|Various
We have told the Eng-lish to move off, and they have heard us, and now we tell it to you.
The Life of George Washington|Josephine Pollard

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