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CIVIL ENGINEERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("civil engineering" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "civil engineering"):
hydraulic engineering (the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion)