electrical engineering

noun

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

Examples of electrical engineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Priem got his start in electrical engineering at IBM and Sun Microsystems, where the programming language Java was invented. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024 From your early days in Guadalajara, Mexico, to your work with NASA and pursuit of a master's degree in electrical engineering, when did your passion for reaching the stars first take flight? ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024 Shiva Kumar Appam is set to graduate from San José State University with a master’s in electrical engineering in May. Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Earl Bakken learned electrical engineering and applied it to medical electronics when the industry was emerging. Dileep Rao, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Alex Mancilla graduated last month from Marquette University, an electrical engineering degree in hand and a job lined up at GE HealthCare. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024 An athlete and an engineer, Smith has a background that includes undergrad and master’s degrees from Stanford in electrical engineering and an MBA. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024 In 1986 Cornell approached the 30-year-old about teaching electrical engineering. IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024 The national average salary, four years after graduation, for students majoring in computer science is about $105,000, the HEA Group found; for electrical engineering, about $92,000. The New York Times, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024

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“Electrical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrical%20engineering. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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electrical engineering

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