Engineer Word Search
Play a Engineer word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ENGINEER, CHEMIST, PHYSICIST, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, PROTOTYPE, COMPUTER, ALGORITHM, DATABASE, CIRCUIT, ROBOTICS, TELESCOPE.
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Engineer word list, defined
- ENGINEER /ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/ · noun, verb
- A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, structures, or public works; more broadly, a person qualified in a branch of engineering. As a verb, to skillfully design, construct, or arrange something — or to bring about an outcome by clever or covert means. Related: designer, technician, builder, constructor.
- CHEMIST /ˈkɛmɪst/ · noun
- A scientist who specializes in the study of chemistry, the composition, properties, and reactions of substances. In British English, it also means a person or shop that sells medicines and health products (equivalent to American "pharmacist" or "pharmacy"). Related: scientist, apothecary, druggist, pharmacist.
- PHYSICIST /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ · noun
- A physicist is a scientist who studies the fundamental principles of matter, energy, space, time, and motion. The term also covers scientists who research particular branches of physics, such as quantum mechanics, astrophysics, or condensed matter physics. Related: scientist, physical scientist.
- SOFTWARE /ˈsɒftwɛər/ (British); /ˈsɔːftwɛr/ (US) · noun
- Computer programs, applications, and the associated instructions and data used to operate a device or perform tasks. The term is also used more broadly for the intangible systems, methods, or procedures that support an activity, in contrast with physical equipment or materials. Related: programs, applications, digital programs, computer programs.
- HARDWARE /ˈhɑːrdwɛr/ (US); /ˈhɑːdwɛə/ (UK) · noun; rare verb
- Hardware is the physical equipment or components of a computer, machine, or other device. By extension, it can mean tools, apparatus, or machinery generally. Related: equipment, apparatus, components, gear.
- PROTOTYPE /ˈprəʊtətaɪp/ (British); /ˈproʊtətaɪp/ (American) · noun, verb
- An early model or sample made to test a design, concept, or product before a finished version is produced. By extension, it can mean an original form or example that later works imitate. Related: model, sample, mock-up, exemplar.
- COMPUTER /kəmˈpjuːtər/ · noun
- An electronic device that stores and processes data, performing calculations and executing programmed instructions at high speed. It typically consists of a central processing unit, memory, and input/output devices, and is capable of running a wide range of programs. Related: machine, processor, workstation, laptop.
- ALGORITHM /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/ · noun
- A finite sequence of well-defined instructions or rules for solving a problem or performing a computation, typically expressed in a form that can be carried out mechanically or by a computer. Related: procedure, method, process, routine.
- DATABASE /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ · noun
- An organized collection of structured data, typically stored electronically in a computer system and designed so that information can be easily accessed, managed, and updated. Related: databank, data store, archive, repository.
- CIRCUIT /ˈsɜːkɪt/ (British), /ˈsɜːrkət/ (US) · noun, verb
- A closed path that an electric current flows around, or a complete route or circuitous journey that begins and ends at the same point. As a verb, to circuit is to travel around or make a circuit of something. Related: loop, route, round, path.
- ROBOTICS /roʊˈbɑːtɪks/ · noun
- The branch of engineering and computer science concerned with designing, building, controlling, and coordinating robots and robotic systems. It also refers collectively to robots or automated machines used in a particular setting. Related: automation, robotic engineering, machine control.
- TELESCOPE /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ (British); /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/ (US) · noun and verb
- A telescope is an optical instrument that collects and focuses light, allowing distant objects to be viewed and magnified. As a verb, it means to look through a telescope or, figuratively, to make something seem less important or extensive by focusing attention elsewhere. Related: spyglass.
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