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Definition: EE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 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.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"EE" is a common misspelling or typo for: we, see, de, eye, e, lee, fee, re, Ed, eve, EEC, wee, SE, bee, tee, ES, SS, gee, eel, pee, ewe, DD, ere, RR, nee, EEG, eke, Exe, vee, EW, ree, zee, EEE, cee, E-E, jee, ESE, ENE, ETE, EME, eek, EER, EEQ.

Date "EE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Specialty Definition: EE

Domain Definition
Computing Ee The country code for Estonia. (1999-01-27) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace End Effector. (references)
Business Export Enforcement. A principal operating unit of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) responsible for the enforcement of export controls on "dual-use" items. EE also enforces the Export Administration Act's (EAA) antiboycott provisions and the Fastener Quality Act. (references)
Environment 1: Equivalency evaluation. (references)
  2: U.S. Department of Energy�s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (references)
  3: Electrical engineer. (references)
  4: Environmental engineer. (references)
  5: Electronic Engineering. (references)
  6: Entrainment eliminator. (references)
Mining Ending Year of Data (single year if not present) Also note: EE can also stand for extended format information. (references)
Oceanography Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE). (references)
Technology 1: Exponential Elevation. (references)
  2: Expense Element. (references)
  3: Emergency Essential. (references)
  4: Equipment Engineering. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: EE

Expressions Definition
Ee ja nai ka The Ee ja nai ka (Japanese ええじゃないか) movement was a spontaneous outbreak of ecstatic behaviour or mass hysteria which occurred in Japan from July 1867 to April 1868, at the end of the Edo period and the start of the Meiji restoration. People in Japan took part in pilgrimages, worshipping of amulets said to have fallen from heaven, spontaneous dancing and chanting, and wearing costumes. The name of the movement, Ee ja nai ka, comes from a popular song or chant. The meaning is "It's OK" or "Why not?". (references)
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Oh God of All Creation) is the national anthem of Kenya. (references)
EE Times EE Times is an electronics industry newspaper with several decades of history. EE Times employs a total of more than fifty editors, and it claims to have a readership of more than 158,000 persons employed in engineering and technical industries. (references)
Gerard Ee Gerard Ee (born 1949) is the President of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore. (references)
Heng Ee High School Heng Ee High School (Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Heng Ee in Malay, 恒 毅 中 学 in Chinese) is a secondary school located in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: EE

Expressions Domain Definition
EE (Emergency Essential) Positions - Mobilization Military Positions identified as part of a program to ensure a sufficient number of qualified Air Force federal civilian employees are available to meet worldwide mission requirements during periods of national emergency, mobilization, war, military crisis, or other contingency. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: EE

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
EE Danish Republikken Estland Geography
EE Dutch Republiek Estland Geography
EE English Ether extract N/A
EE Finnish Viro Geography
EE French éthinyloestradiol Chemistry
EE German Ethinylestradiol Chemistry
EE Greek Εσθονία Geography
EE Italian Repubblica d'Estonia N/A
EE Portuguese Estónia Geography
EE Spanish Etinilestradiol Chemistry
EE Swedish Republiken Estland Geography
EE UU Spanish Estados Unidos Politics & International Affaires
EE3 English STC No 3 of ETSI/TC EE N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: EE

EE

EE may refer to:

In business

  • Aero Airlines (IATA code)
  • Estonia (ISO country code)
  • Ee, Dongeradeel, a town in Friesland, Netherlands
  • Ee, a small river in Friesland, Netherlands

In literature

  • Eesti Etsüklopeedia, an Estonian encyclopedia
  • Eudemian Ethics, a work of philosophy by Aristotle
  • Extended Essay, a component of the IB Diploma Programme

Other references

  • EE, a brassiere cup size
  • Empire Earth
  • Empire Earth series
  • Earth Eternal
  • Eastern Europe
  • Evil Empire (various meanings)
  • ee is widely used in the payroll processing industry as an abbreviation for employee (cf. er (employer))
  • EastEnders
  • EE notation; ee (small caps) signifies exponential notation on some brands of calculators
  • Enantiomeric excess in chemistry
  • Electrical engineering

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "EE". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: EE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
EE 25     EE 25
Ee Hoe Hean Club 24     Ee (band) 4
Ee (digraph) 15     Ee (digraph) 15
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu 11     Ee (island) 2
Java EE version history 9     EE (New York City Subway service) 2
Java EE Connector Architecture 8     Ee Aye Addio 3
Ee ja nai ka 7     Ee Hoe Hean Club 24
Gerard Ee 5     Ee ja nai ka 7
Heng Ee High School 5     Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu 11
EE Oliver School 4     EE Oliver School 4
Ee (band) 4     Ee Peng Liang 3
EE Times 3     EE Times 3
Ee Peng Liang 3     Gerard Ee 5
Ee Aye Addio 3     Heng Ee High School 5
EE (New York City Subway service) 2     Java EE Connector Architecture 8
Java EE reference model 2     Java EE reference model 2
Ee (island) 2     Java EE version history 9

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"EE" is a common misspelling or typo for: we, see, de, eye, e, lee, fee, re, Ed, eve, EEC, wee, SE, bee, tee, ES, SS, gee, eel, pee, ewe, DD, ere, RR, nee, EEG, eke, Exe, vee, EW, ree, zee, EEE, cee, E-E, jee, ESE, ENE, ETE, EME, eek, EER, EEQ.

Synonyms: EE
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 engineering, technology.
Consider also: application, art, bailiwick, biotechnology, science, technics.

Verb

 bioengineering.

Other

 aeronautical engineering, applied science, architectural engineering, automotive engineering, bionics, chemical engineering, civil engineering, communications technology, computer science, computer technology, engineering science, nuclear engineering.

Expression

 electrical engineering.
Consider also: eased arris, electronic to electronic.
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Translations: EE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 电子工程师 (ee). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 電子工程師 (ee). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ええじゃないか (Ee ja nai ka). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish nadmiar enancjomeryczny (EE). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch nadmiar enancjomeryczny (EE). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski nadmiar enancjomeryczny (EE). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, ee. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EE

Language Translations for “ee” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin eeway (ee). Additional references: Pig Latin, ee. (volunteer)
Terran B nadmiar (EE). Additional references: Terran B, ee. (volunteer)
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