engineering

engineering

engineering [ ɛn(d)ʒiniriŋ; in- ] n. m.
• 1949; mot angl. « art de l'ingénieur » → génie (III)
♦ Anglic. ⇒ ingénierie(recomm. offic.).

● engineering nom masculin (mot anglais) Synonyme de ingénierie. ● engineering (difficultés) nom masculin (mot anglais) Anglicisme L'équivalent français ingénierie remplace de plus en plus souvent ce mot anglais. ● engineering (synonymes) nom masculin (mot anglais)
Synonymes :
- ingénierie

engineering [inʒiniʀiŋ; ɑ̃ʒinəʀiŋ] n. m.
ÉTYM. 1949, in Höfler; mot angl. « art de l'ingénieur ». → Génie, III.
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♦ Anglic. Étude globale d'un projet industriel, qui est la synthèse d'études particulières faites par des spécialistes (aspects technique, économique, financier, monétaire, social). — REM. On a proposé ingéniérie ou ingénieurie pour remplacer cet emprunt dont l'assimilation est difficile. → aussi Génie.
1 (…) on risque de tomber d'un suréquipement apparent dans un sous-équipement trop réel.
Les inconvénients d'un tel empirisme pourraient être aisément écartés par un recours aux sociétés d'engineering et à leurs ingénieurs-conseils.
L.-V. Vasseur, J.-J. Bimbenet, M. Hillairet, les Industries de l'alimentation, p. 72.
2 (…) il est devenu ingénieur et enfin P. D. G. (…) d'un brain-trust spécialisé dans l'engineering.
Hervé Bazin, Cri de la chouette, p. 26.
♦ Engineering génétique, moléculaire (cf. J. Monod, le Hasard et la Nécessité, p. 103). ⇒ Génie.

Encyclopédie Universelle. 2012.

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