electrical engineering

noun

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

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Originally from India, Preet holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in India and received her MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Australia. Kawal Preet, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1924 with a degree in electrical engineering, DuMont worked in a plant that manufactured vacuum tubes. IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2025 Hovel is on the path to studying electrical engineering at UC San Diego this fall. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 In 1994, Jerry Yang and David Filo were electrical engineering PhD students at Stanford University. ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrical engineering

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electrical engineering

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