CIVIL ENGINEERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does civil engineering mean? 

• CIVIL ENGINEERING (noun)
  The noun CIVIL ENGINEERING has 1 sense:

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

  Familiarity information: CIVIL ENGINEERING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIVIL ENGINEERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("civil engineering" is a kind of...):

applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "civil engineering"):

hydraulic engineering (the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion)