electrical engineering

noun

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

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Bandler served as dean of the faculty of engineering at McMaster University, also in Hamilton, and taught electrical engineering there from 1969 until his death. IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024 So for example, a lot of my classes, especially electrical engineering classes in school, depend on labs. Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024 After petroleum engineering, operations research and industrial engineering followed by electrical engineering and computer science are the next highest-paying majors, overall, both with higher starting salaries — over $100,000 — but lower mid-career pay. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024 Ori Danino The eldest of five siblings, the 25-year-old planned to study electrical engineering. Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for electrical engineering 

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“Electrical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrical%20engineering. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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electrical engineering

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