Noun
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery
Source: WordNetNye, who earned a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University, combined his love of science with his flair for comedy when he won a Steve Martin look-alike contest in Seattle. Bill Nye
My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kenneth G. Wilson
Nye, who grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was lured to the West Coast by Boeing and made an immediate and significant contribution, designing a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor for their 747s. Bill Nye
After graduating as a cadet, Musil studied briefly at a military academy in Vienna during the fall of 1897, but then switched to mechanical engineering, joining his father's department at Technical University in Brno. Source: Internet
And I felt being a very healthy, fairly young college athlete, like I was in a good position to possibly provide something,” said Clarke, who graduated from Penn in May with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics. Source: Internet
Areas of current mechanical engineering research in nanotechnology include nanofilters, Nilsen, Kyle. Source: Internet