electrical engineering

Noun

Meaning

the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

instrumentation electronics robotics ee renewable energy microelectronics EES electrotechnics telecommunications power engineering computer engineering engineering systems engenering electrical technology electronics engineering
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Hypernyms

technology engineering applied science engineering science

Hyponyms

telecommunication

Examples

I suppose the reason I chose electrical engineering was because I had always been interested in electricity, involving myself in such projects as building radios from the time I was a child. Koichi Tanaka

I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years in the Canadian Navy as what we call a combat systems engineer. Marc Garneau

Information theory began as a bridge from mathematics to electrical engineering and from there to computing. James Gleick

I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't. Aaron Patzer

After earning his degree in electrical engineering in Germany, Tu arrived in the U.S. in 1971 on a tourist visa his sister procured for him. Source: Internet

After two years of graduate work in electrical engineering at MIT, he returned to Harvard to study physics, earning a MA in 1924. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

electrical energy stores electrical energy supply electrical engineer electrical engineering industry Electrical equipment electrical error