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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mechanical engineering" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanical engineering"):
tribology (the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication)
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