EE

abbr.

1. electrical engineer

2. electrical engineering

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ee

(iː)

n, pl een (iːn)

a Scot word for eye¹

ee

the internet domain name for

(Computer Science) Estonia

EE

abbreviation for

1. (Languages) Early English

2. (Electrical Engineering) electrical engineer(ing)

3. (Agriculture) (in New Zealand) ewe equivalent

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-ee

a suffix orig. forming from transitive verbs nouns that denote a person who is the object or beneficiary of the act specified by the verb (addressee; employee; grantee); now also marking the performer of an act, with the base being an intransitive verb (escapee; returnee; standee) or, less frequently, a transitive verb (attendee) or another part of speech (absentee; refugee).

[< French -é, (masculine), -ée (feminine), past participle endings < Latin -ātus, -āta -ate¹]

E.E.

1. electrical engineer.

2. electrical engineering.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

EE - 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

electrical engineering

repeater - (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"

applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - 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"

telecommunication - (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance