mechanical engineering

American  

noun

1. the branch of engineering dealing with the design and production of machinery.

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mechanical engineering British  

noun

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and operation of machines and machinery

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mechanical engineering Scientific  

1. The branch of engineering that specializes in the design, production, and uses of machines. The physics of mechanics is widely used in mechanical engineering.

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Other Word Forms

• mechanical engineer noun

Example Sentences

The key auto and mechanical engineering industries were hit especially hard as they "faced stronger competition on global sales markets", it said.

From Barron's

She earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in applied mathematics from Northwestern University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Imagineers are a distinctly diverse group of craftspeople, with skills ranging from costume design to mechanical engineering to project management.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trumpf, a large mechanical engineering group based in southwest Germany, said in October it would use its expertise in lasers to build drone defense systems, joining with a local electronics group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dow has revealed she plans on returning to a career in mechanical engineering, having completed her degree at Imperial College London in 2020.

From BBC