electrical engineering

noun

: a type of engineering that deals with the uses of electricity

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Operators often have electrical engineering or technical mechanical backgrounds, with training in the running of critical facilities; others work on the IT or network system side and are also considered operators. Elissa Welle, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025 The pair met as undergrads studying electrical engineering at Tsinghua University, with Gao a year senior to him. Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Made Locally Kamb started his graduate work in 2022 in the lab of Surya Ganguli, a physicist at Stanford who also has appointments in neurobiology and electrical engineering. Webb Wright, Wired News, 24 Aug. 2025 In that case, electrical engineering can be a nice hunting ground for your prospective career. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrical engineering

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electrical engineering

noun
: engineering dealing with the practical applications of electricity
electrical engineer noun
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