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

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

Michael T. Wright, curator of mechanical engineering at London’s Science Museum, spent more than twenty years seeking a solution and in 2006 completed building a working model of how he believed the device worked.

From Literature

Born in Vienna to one of Austria’s wealthiest families, Wittgenstein began his academic studies in mechanical engineering and started a Ph.D. in aeronautics but became captivated by philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steel is widely used in many sectors in Europe's biggest economy, from construction to automotive and mechanical engineering, and is an essential component of exports.

From Barron's