engineering

Other forms of engineering

plural

engineerings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about engineering

What does engineering mean?

engineering means "the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in engineering?

engineering has 4 syllables: en-gi-neer-ing. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛndʒəˈnɪɹɪŋ/.

What is another word for engineering?

Close synonyms include engineering science, applied science, technology, engine room. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is engineering a common word?

engineering is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with engineering?

4 words rhyme with engineering. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.