Definition of: engineering

(en′jə·nir′ing) noun
1. The art of designing, building, or using engines and machines, or of designating and constructing public works or the like. The general art is now subdivided into numerous branches, dealing chiefly with the application of scientific knowledge for purposes useful to man: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, hydraulic engineering, mining engineering.
2. Painstaking management; maneuvering.