mechanical engineering

noun

: a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products
mechanical engineer noun

Examples of mechanical engineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But one of the leaders of this research is Ranga P. Dias, a professor in the physics and mechanical engineering departments at the University of Rochester in New York who made a much bigger scientific splash earlier this year, touting the discovery of a room-temperature superconductor. Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 July 2023 While mechatronics requires a very specific, interdisciplinary skillset encompassing mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer programming, ultimately anyone with an interest and desire to learn can tackle the task. Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Ahmed’s background is in oil and gas, having graduated from the University of Michigan with a mechanical engineering degree. Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024 Researchers who experimented with using dead spiders as a gripping mechanism received the mechanical engineering award. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023 Advertisement Burnham, 38, earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at UCSD in 2007 and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California in 2017. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 After high school, Lakeville North junior Tim Plante hopes to continue on to mechanical engineering. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024 To that end, Bharadwaj switched to mechanical engineering and launched Pani, which pivoted twice to arrive at its current business model. Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024 In the study pigs, the transit time was longer—between four and seven days, according to Giovanni Traverso, MD, PhD, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and senior author of the paper. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mechanical engineering was in 1849

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“Mechanical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical%20engineering. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

mechanical engineering

noun
: engineering that deals with tools, machinery, and the application of mechanics in industry
mechanical engineer noun
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