flood control - (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods

branch of knowledge, discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

aeronautical engineering - the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

bionics - application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)

bioengineering, ergonomics, biotechnology - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

chemical engineering - the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes

civil engineering - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

EE, electrical engineering - the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

architectural engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)

industrial engineering, industrial management - the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways

mechanical engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery

nanotechnology - the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

nuclear engineering - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors

naval engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships

rocketry - the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

source - (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"