English-Thai Dictionary

engine

N หัวรถจักร  locomotive hua-rod-jak

 

engine

N เครื่องจักร  เครื่องกล  เครื่องจักรกล  เครื่องยนต์กลไก  เครื่องยนต์  generator machine motor kreng-jak

 

engineer

N คนขับรถ ไฟ  mechanic kon-kab-rod-fai

 

engineer

N วิศวกร  wid-sa-wa-kon

 

engineer

VT วางแผน  กำหนด โครงสร้าง ของ งาน  จัด โครงงาน  contrive plan wang-pan

 

engineering

N วิศวกรรมศาสตร์  การช่าง  วิศวกรรม  wid-sa-wa-kam-ma-sad

 

enginery

N เครื่องยนต์ ทั้งหมด  อาวุธ หรือ เครื่องกล ที่ ใช้ ใน สงคราม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENGINE

n.[L. ingenium. ] 1. In mechanics, a compound machine, or artificial instrument, composed of different parts, and intended to produce some effect by the help of the mechanical powers; as a pump, a windlas, a capstan, a fire engine, a steam engine.
2. A military machine; as a battering ram, etc.
3. Any instrument; that by which any effect is produced. An arrow, a sword, a musket is an engine of death.
4. A machine for throwing water to extinguish fire.
5. Means; any thing used to effect a purpose.
6. An agent for another; usually in an ill sense.

 

ENGINEER

n.In the military art, a person skilled in mathematics and mechanics, who forms plans of works for offense or defense, and marks out the ground for fortifications. Engineers are also employed in delineating plans and superintending the construction of other public works, as aqueducts and canals. The latter are called civil engineers. 1. One who manages engines or artillery.

 

ENGINERY

n.en'ginry. The act of managing engines or artillery. 1. Engines in general; artillery; instruments of war.
2. Machination.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENGINE

En "gine, n. Etym: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare. ]

 

1. (Pronounced, in this sense, [Obs. ] A man hath sapiences three, Memory, engine, and intellect also. Chaucer.

 

2. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent. Shak. You see the ways the fisherman doth take To catch the fish; what engines doth he make Bunyan.Their promises, enticements, oaths, tokens, and all these engines of lust. Shak.

 

3. Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture. "Terrible engines of death. " Sir W. Raleigh.

 

4. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect. Engine driver, one who manages an engine; specifically, the engineer of a locomotive. -- Engine lathe. (Mach. ) See under Lathe. -- Engine tool, a machine tool. J. Whitworth. -- Engine turning (Fine Arts ), a method of ornamentation by means of a rose engine.

 

Note: The term engine is more commonly applied to massive machines, or to those giving power, or which produce some difficult result. Engines, as motors, are distinguished according to the source of power, as steam engine, air engine, electro-magnetic engine; or the purpose on account of which the power is applied, as fire engine, pumping engine, locomotive engine; or some peculiarity of construction or operation, as single-acting or double-acting engine, high-pressure or low-pressure engine, condensing engine, etc.

 

ENGINE

ENGINE En "gine, v. t.

 

1. To assault with an engine. [Obs. ] To engine and batter our walls. T. Adams.

 

2. To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.

 

3. (Pronounced, in this sense, [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

ENGINEER

En `gi *neer ", n. Etym: [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ingénieur.See Engine, n.]

 

1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.

 

2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.

 

3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq. ] Civil engineer, a person skilled in the science of civil engineering. -- Military engineer, one who executes engineering works of a military nature. See under Engineering.

 

ENGINEER

En `gi *neer ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engineered; p. pr. & vb. n.Engineering. ]

 

1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. J. Hamilton.

 

2. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress. [Colloq. ]

 

ENGINEER CORPS; CORPS OF ENGINEERS

ENGINEER CORPS; CORPS OF ENGINEERS En `gi *neer " Corps. (a ) In the United States army, the Corps of Engineers, a corps of officers and enlisted men consisting of one band and three battalions of engineers commanded by a brigadier general, whose title is Chief of Engineers. It has charge of the construction of fortifications for land and seacoast defense, the improvement of rivers and harbors, the construction of lighthouses, etc. , and, in time of war, supervises the engineering operations of the armies in the field. (b ) In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers,which was amalgamated with the line by act of March 3, 1899. It consisted of assistant and passed assistant engineers, ranking with ensigns and lieutenants, chief engineers, ranking from lieutenant to captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.

 

ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING En `gi *neer "ing, n.

 

Defn: Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.

 

Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided into military engineering, which is the art of designing and constructing offensive and defensive works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as relating to other kinds of public works, machinery, etc. -- Civil engineering, in modern usage, is strictly the art of planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works, such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments, breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc. -- Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam engines, machine tools, mill work, etc. -- Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc. Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical engineering, electrical engineering, etc.

 

ENGINEMAN

En "gine *man, n.; pl. Enginemen (.

 

Defn: A man who manages, or waits on, an engine.

 

ENGINER

En "gin *er, n. Etym: [See Engineer. ]

 

Defn: A contriver; an inventor; a contriver of engines. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

ENGINERY

ENGINERY En "gine *ry, n.

 

1. The act or art of managing engines, or artillery. Milton.

 

2. Engines, in general; instruments of war. Training his devilish enginery. Milton.

 

3. Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement. Shenstone.

 

ENGINE-SIZED

ENGINE-SIZED En "gine-sized `, a.

 

Defn: Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp; -- said of paper. Knight.

 

ENGINE-TYPE GENERATOR

ENGINE-TYPE GENERATOR En "gine-type ` gen "er *a `tor. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A generator having its revolving part carried on the shaft of the driving engine.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

engine

en gine |ˈenjən ˈɛnʤən | ▶noun 1 a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. • a thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process: exports used to be the engine of growth. 2 a railroad locomotive. • short for fire engine. • historical a mechanical device or instrument, esp. one used in warfare: a siege engine. DERIVATIVES en gined adjective [ in combination ] : a twin-engined helicopter, en gine less adjective ORIGIN Middle English (formerly also as ingine ): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device, ’ from in- ‘in ’ + gignere ‘beget ’; compare with ingenious. The original sense was ‘ingenuity, cunning ’ (surviving in Scots as ingine ), hence ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare, ’ also ‘tool, weapon, ’ later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th cent. ), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal combustion engine .

 

engine block

en gine block ▶noun see block ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

engine driver

en gine driv er |ˈɛnʤən ˌdraɪvər | ▶noun Brit. a driver of a locomotive; an engineer.

 

engineer

en gi neer |ˌenjəˈni (ə )r ˌɛnʤəˈnɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works. • a person qualified in a branch of engineering, esp. as a professional: an aeronautical engineer. • the operator or supervisor of an engine, esp. a railroad locomotive or the engine on an aircraft or ship. • a skillful contriver or originator of something: the prime engineer of the approach. ▶verb [ with obj. ] design and build (a machine or structure ): the men who engineered the tunnel. • skillfully or artfully arrange for (an event or situation ) to occur: she engineered another meeting with him. • modify (an organism ) by manipulating its genetic material: [ as adj., with submodifier ] (engineered ) : genetically engineered plants. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer ): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise, ’ from Latin ingenium (see engine ); in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer .

 

engineering

en gi neer ing |ˌenjəˈni (ə )riNG ˌɛnʤəˈnɪ (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures. • the work done by, or the occupation of, an engineer. • the action of working artfully to bring something about: if not for Keegan's shrewd engineering, the election would have been lost.

 

engineering brick

en ¦gin |eer |ing brick ▶noun a brick made of semi-vitreous material, which is strong and impervious to water or frost.

 

engineering science

en gi neer ing sci ence (also engineering sciences ) ▶noun the parts of science concerned with the physical and mathematical basis of engineering and machine technology.

 

engine room

en gine room |ˈɛnʤən ˌrum | ▶noun the room containing the engines, esp. in a ship.

 

enginery

en gine ry |ˈenjənrē ˈɛnʤənri | ▶noun archaic engines collectively; machinery.

 

engine turning

en gine turn ing ▶noun the decoration of metal or ceramic objects with regular engraved patterns using a lathe. DERIVATIVES en gine-turned adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

engine

en ¦gine |ˈɛndʒɪn | ▶noun 1 a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. • a thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process: exports used to be the engine of growth. 2 (also railway engine ) a locomotive. • a fire engine. • historical a mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare: a siege engine. DERIVATIVES engined adjective [ in combination ] : a twin-engined helicopter, engineless adjective ORIGIN Middle English (formerly also as ingine ): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device ’, from in- ‘in ’ + gignere ‘beget ’; compare with ingenious. The original sense was ‘ingenuity, cunning ’ (surviving in Scots as ingine ), hence ‘the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare ’, also ‘tool, weapon ’, later specifically denoting a large mechanical weapon; whence a machine (mid 17th cent. ), used commonly later in combinations such as steam engine, internal-combustion engine .

 

engine block

en ¦gine block ▶noun see block ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

engine driver

en ¦gine driver ▶noun Brit. dated a person who drives a railway locomotive.

 

engineer

en ¦gin |eer |ɛndʒɪˈnɪə | ▶noun 1 a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. • a person qualified in a branch of engineering, especially as a professional: an aeronautical engineer. 2 a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship. • N. Amer. a train driver. 3 a skilful contriver or originator of something: the prime engineer of the approach. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 design and build (a machine or structure ): the men who engineered the tunnel. • modify (an organism ) by manipulating its genetic material: (as adj., with submodifier engineered ) : genetically engineered plants. 2 skilfully arrange for (something ) to occur: she engineered another meeting with him. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer ): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise ’, from Latin ingenium (see engine ); in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer .

 

engineering

en ¦gin |eer |ing |ɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures. • a field of study or activity concerned with modification or development in a particular area: software engineering. 2 the action of working artfully to bring something about: if not for his shrewd engineering, the election would have been lost.

 

engineering brick

en ¦gin |eer |ing brick ▶noun a brick made of semi-vitreous material, which is strong and impervious to water or frost.

 

engineering science

engineering science (also engineering sciences ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the parts of science concerned with the physical and mathematical basis of engineering and machine technology.

 

engine room

en ¦gine room ▶noun the part of a ship or building in which the engines are housed.

 

enginery

enginery |ˈɛndʒɪn (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic engines collectively; machinery.

 

engine turning

en ¦gine turn |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the decoration of metal or ceramic objects with regular engraved patterns using a lathe. DERIVATIVES engine-turned adjective

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

engine

engine noun 1 a power-generating engine: motor, machine, mechanism; jet, turbojet, turboprop, turbofan, turbine, generator. 2 the main engine of change: cause, agent, instrument, originator, initiator, generator. 3 historical engines of war: device, contraption, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool.

 

engineer

engineer noun 1 a structural engineer: designer, planner, builder. 2 the ship's engineer: operator, driver, controller. 3 the prime engineer of the approach: originator, deviser, designer, architect, inventor, developer, creator; mastermind. ▶verb he engineered a takeover deal: bring about, arrange, pull off, bring off, contrive, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, organize, orchestrate, choreograph, mount, stage, mastermind, originate, manage, stage-manage, coordinate, control, superintend, direct, conduct; informal wangle.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

engine

engine noun 1 a car engine: motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive. 2 industrialization was the main engine of change: cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator. 3 siege towers and other engines of war: device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, implement, instrument, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance; machinery, means.

 

engineer

engineer noun 1 the structural engineer's drawings: designer, planner, builder, architect, producer, fabricator, developer, creator; inventor, originator, deviser, contriver, mastermind. 2 the ship's engineer rarely came up to the bridge: engineering officer, controller, handler, driver; operator, mechanic, machinist, technician, fitter; Military artificer; informal mech. ▶verb he engineered the overthrow of the Conservative majority: bring about, cause, arrange, pull off, bring off, fix, set up, plot, scheme, contrive, plan, put together, devise, manoeuvre, manipulate, negotiate, organize, orchestrate, choreograph, mobilize, mount, stage, put on, mastermind, originate, manage, stage-manage, coordinate, control, superintend, direct, conduct, handle, concoct; informal wangle; rare concert.

 

Duden Dictionary

Engineering

En gi nee ring Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ɛnd͜ʃɪˈnɪərɪŋ |das Engineering; Genitiv: des Engineering [s ] englisch engineering, zu: to engineer = entwickeln, konstruieren, zu: engineer = Ingenieur < altfranzösisch engigneor, letztlich zu lateinisch ingenium, Ingenium englische Bezeichnung für: Ingenieurwesen, technische Entwicklung

 

French Dictionary

engineering

engineering FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour ingénierie.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

engine

en gine /én (d )ʒɪn /〖語源は 「才能 」〗(名 )engineer, engineering 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 エンジン , 発動機 ▸ keep the engine running エンジンをかけたままにしておく ▸ start the engine up エンジンをかける 2 機関車 (locomotive ); 蒸気機関 (steam engine ).3 ｟かたく ｠〖通例単数形で 〗原動力, 推進力, 主動力 ▸ the engine of change [destruction ]変化 [破壊 ]の原動力 4 消防車 (fire engine ).5 〘コンピュ 〙検索エンジン (search engine ).6 ｟古 ｠道具 ; 兵器 .～́ bl ò ck ＝cylinder block .～́ dr ì ver ｟英 ｠(機関車の )機関士 (｟米 ｠engineer ).～́ r ò om 1 エンジンルーム, 機関室 .2 (組織などの )中枢 .

 

engineer

en gi neer /èn (d )ʒɪnɪ́ə r / (! 強勢は第3音節 ) →engine 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 エンジニア , 技術者 , 技師 ▸ a software [sound ] engineer ソフトウェア [音響 ]技術者 2 (船舶 航空機の )機関士 .3 ｟英 ｠(電気器具 機械の )修理人 ; エンジン製作者 .4 〘軍 〙(陸軍の )工兵 .5 ｟米 ｠(機関車の )機関士 (｟英 ｠engine driver ).6 巧みに処理する人, 工作者 .engin è ers and st ó kers ＝brokers (→rhyming slang ).動詞 他動詞 1 ｟しばしば非難して ｠〈出来事 状況など 〉を巧みに処理 [工作 , 計画 ]する , 画策する ▸ The attack was engineered by terrorists .襲撃はテロリストたちによって工作された 2 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈道路 橋 機械などが 〉設計 [建設 ]される .3 〈遺伝子 〉を操作する .自動詞 エンジニアとして働く .

 

engineering

en gi neer ing /èn (d )ʒənɪ́ ə rɪŋ / (! 強勢は第3音節 ) →engine 名詞 U 1 工学 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗工学 (技術 )の ▸ electronic engineering 電子工学 ▸ the Faculty of Engineering 工学部 2 基礎工学 (engineering science ).3 (土木 機械 建築などの )工事 .4 巧みな処理 [画策 ].