1. The practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
   "Engineering played a crucial role in developing more efficient manufacturing processes"
    
2. 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";
   - engineering science, applied science, technology, tech [informal]
    
3. A room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
   "The chief engineer spent most of his time in engineering";
   - engine room

1. Design as an engineer
   "He engineered the water supply project"
    
2. Plan and control how a complex undertaking is done
   "he engineered the robbery";
   - mastermind, direct, organize, organise [Brit], orchestrate

Derived forms: engineerings

Type of: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, plan, profession, room, study, subject, subject area, subject field, tech [informal], technology

Encyclopedia: Engineering, Science, and Management War Training