mechanical engineering
noun
: a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products
mechanical engineer
noun
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Here, mechanical engineering students can collaborate with programmers and designers.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
Last year, 58 percent of computer and information sciences doctorates went to temporary visa holders, alongside 42 percent in physics and 51 percent in mechanical engineering.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
According to the Reflector, the Mississippi State University's student newspaper, McClintock is a junior mechanical engineering major at the university.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Biebuyck studied mechanical engineering and worked in the car and watch departments at Bonham’s in London and Hong Kong and Christie’s in Hong Kong, and finally as the business-development director for Blackbird Watch Manual in the same country.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
Last year, 58 percent of computer and information sciences doctorates went to temporary visa holders, alongside 42 percent in physics and 51 percent in mechanical engineering.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
According to the Reflector, the Mississippi State University's student newspaper, McClintock is a junior mechanical engineering major at the university.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Biebuyck studied mechanical engineering and worked in the car and watch departments at Bonham’s in London and Hong Kong and Christie’s in Hong Kong, and finally as the business-development director for Blackbird Watch Manual in the same country.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Mechanical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical%20engineering. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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