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And yet, "Engineering" is not just "engineering" things. Oxford: 1. "the activity of applying scientific knowledge to the design, building and control of mach
by titzer 4y ago
And yet, "Engineering" is not just "engineering" things.
Oxford:
1. "the activity of applying scientific knowledge to the design, building and control of machines, roads, bridges, electrical equipment, etc."
2. "the study of engineering as a subject"
- layer8 4y agoWell, Google also defines "engineering" as: 2. the action of working _artfully_ to bring something about. "if not for his shrewd engineering, the election would have been lost" (https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3AEngineering https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3AEngineering) Merriam-Webster has: 3 : calculated manipulation or direction (as of behavior) giving the example of social engineering (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engineering https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engineering) Random House has: 3. skillful or artful contrivance; maneuvering (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/engineering#engineering__4 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/enginee...) Webster's has: The act of maneuvering or managing. (https://www.yourdictionary.com/engineering https://www.yourdictionary.com/engineering)