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

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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.

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eng. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. engine.

2. engineer.

3. engineering.

4. engraved.

5. engraver.

6. engraving.

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Eng. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. England.

2. English.

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Eng. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. England

2. English

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eng. ² British  

abbreviation

1. engineer

2. engineering

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ENG ³ British  

abbreviation

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

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eng ⁴ British  

/ ɛŋ /

noun

1. phonetics another name for agma

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Etymology

Origin of eng

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

Example Sentences

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

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 Reed, Alonzo

But on the whole it seemed safe to conclude from eng meaning ‘narrow’, that engert would work out something like “fine strapping fellow and in excellent training”.

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

"Es machte mir zu eng, ich mussie fort."

From Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question by Godkin, Edwin Lawrence