English to English
noun
- the practical application of science to commerce or industry
source: WordNet 3.0
- the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
He had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.
source: Webster 1913