engineering
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
Types & categories
- profession hypernym
- application hypernym
- aeronautical engineering hyponym
- automotive technology hyponym
- chemical engineering hyponym
- communications technology hyponym
- computer technology hyponym
- high technology hyponym
- rail technology hyponym
Related & opposite
- engineer derivation
- engineer derivation
- technological derivation
Sense 2 noun
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study
Types & categories
- discipline hypernym
- aeronautical engineering hyponym
- bionics hyponym
- bioengineering hyponym
- chemical engineering hyponym
- civil engineering hyponym
- electrical engineering hyponym
- computing hyponym
- architectural engineering hyponym
- industrial engineering hyponym
- information technology hyponym
- mechanical engineering hyponym
- nanotechnology hyponym
- nuclear engineering hyponym
- naval engineering hyponym
- rocketry hyponym
Related & opposite
- engineer derivation
- technological derivation
- technological derivation
- flood control has domain topic
- sink has domain topic
- source has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
Types & categories
- room hypernym
Related & opposite
- ship domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | engineer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | engineer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | technological |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | profession |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | application |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aeronautical engineering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | automotive technology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical engineering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | communications technology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | computer technology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high technology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rail technology |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | engineer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | technological |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | technological |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | flood control |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | sink |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | source |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | discipline |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | aeronautical engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bionics |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bioengineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | civil engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrical engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | computing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | architectural engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | industrial engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | information technology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mechanical engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nanotechnology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuclear engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval engineering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rocketry |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | ship |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | room |