mechanical engineering


mechanical engineering

noun

Definition of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

: 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

First Known Use of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

circa 1890

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