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Concept information
Preferred term
engineering
Type
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Topic
Definition
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The application of physical, mechanical, and mathematical principles for practical purposes, such as the design, manufacture and operation of machinery.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- agricultural engineering
- bioengineering
- bioprocess engineering
- chemical engineering
- civil engineering
- design
- electrical engineering
- environmental engineering
- equipment performance
- ergonomics
- forest engineering
- instrumentation
- maintenance and repair
- manmade structures
- mechanical engineering
- mechanization
- mechatronics
- metallurgy
- parts and components
- power requirement
- process control
- process design
- public health engineering
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1000
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