electrical engineering

noun

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

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This month, the AI company hired the chair of UC Berkeley’s department of electrical engineering and computer science, presumably to help build more capable bots. Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Anupam Joshi is vice provost and chief AI officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the Oros Family professor of computer science and electrical engineering and director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity. Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026 Imahara had a lifelong passion for engineering and screenwriting after studying electrical engineering at the University of Southern California. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 In 1956, Sander graduated Iowa State with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 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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