mi ‧ cro ‧ en ‧ gi ‧ neer ‧ ing /ˌmaɪkrəʊendʒəˈnɪərɪŋ, ˌmaɪkrəʊendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ $ -kroʊendʒəˈnɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the activity of designing structures and machines that are extremely small
—microengineer noun [countable]
mi ‧ cro ‧ en ‧ gi ‧ neer ‧ ing /ˌmaɪkrəʊendʒəˈnɪərɪŋ, ˌmaɪkrəʊendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ $ -kroʊendʒəˈnɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the activity of designing structures and machines that are extremely small
—microengineer noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012