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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil engineering

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
civil engi-neer-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.

Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

civils civionics

Phrases

civil engineer

Frequently Paired Words

civil engineer geoengineering

Questions

What does civil engineering mean?
The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.

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