electrical engineering

noun

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

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According to court records, Suresh graduated from a local Fremont high school, held a degree in electrical engineering from a California university and was enrolled in a master’s program focusing on accounting and tax. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 Breaking Barriers For Women In Venture Capital For Tanghal, the road to venture capital began as an electrical engineering and computer science student at MIT, followed by a stint at a fast-scaling Valley startup in the late 1990s and one that didn’t succeed. Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Mehrotra earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and cofounded SanDisk in 1988, serving as its president and CEO until its $16 billion acquisition by Western Digital in 2016. Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 By revisiting past successes and failures, policymakers can better anticipate the consequences of new electrical engineering advancements and develop policies that foster innovation while also ensuring public safety and environmental sustainability. Kathleen Kramer, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrical engineering

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“Electrical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrical%20engineering. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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electrical engineering

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