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Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying technical and scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria.

he creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.

One who practices engineering is called an engineer, and those licensed to do so may have more formal designations such as European Engineer, Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or Incorporated Engineer. The broad discipline of engineering encompasses a range of more specialized subdisciplines, each with a more specific emphasis on certain fields of application and particular areas of technology

Knowledge

Main Entry:

knowl·edge

1obsolete : cognizance2 a (1): the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2): acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique b (1): the fact or condition of being aware of something (2): the range of one's information or understanding knowledge> c: the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning : cognition d: the fact or condition of having information or of being learned knowledge>3archaic : sexual intercourse4 a: the sum of what is known : the body of truth, information, and principles acquired by humankind barchaic : a branch of learning

synonyms knowledge , learning , erudition , scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience knowledge of human nature>. learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling learning>.

forecast

Main Entry:

¹fore·cast

Pronunciation:

\-ˌkast; fȯr-ˈkast\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

forecast also fore·cast·ed; fore·cast·ing

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1 a: to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data ; especially : to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations b: to indicate as likely to occur2: to serve as a forecast of : presage forecast peace>intransitive verb: to calculate the future

synonyms see foretell

— fore·cast·able \-ˌkas-tə-bəl\ adjective

— fore·cast·er noun

Encompasses

Main Entry:

en·com·pass

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈkəm-pəs, en- also -ˈkäm-\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English

Date:

14th century

1 a: to form a circle about : enclose bobsolete : to go completely around2 a: envelop b: include , comprehend encompasses a number of aims>3: bring about , accomplish <encompass a task>

— en·com·pass·ment