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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ergonomics
noun
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▪ But performance is poor, the steering light and lifeless, ergonomics messy and the gearbox jerky.
▪ His practical genius for ergonomics allowed him to succeed in adapting tasks to suit a disabled workforce.
▪ In contrast, it is the ergonomics of the hardware and the physical environment that have received most attention.
▪ In the previous book in this series the relationship of ergonomics to other aspects or kinds of technology was discussed in detail.
▪ In the race for portability, ergonomics takes a back seat to size and convenience.
▪ The context is, of course, the context of ergonomics as conceived by the designers of the list.
▪ The principles of ergonomics that are important for all workers are particularly important for those working with arthritis.
▪ The unique feature of ergonomics is its emphasis on the characteristics of human operators and their relevance to the design of work.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
ergonomics

ergonomics \ergonomics\ n. biological science applied to study the relation between workers and their environments.

Syn: biotechnology, bioengineering.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ergonomics

"scientific study of the efficiency of people in the workplace," coined 1950 from Greek ergon "work" (see organ) + second element of economics.

Wiktionary
ergonomics

n. The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.

WordNet
ergonomics

n. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: biotechnology, bioengineering]

Usage examples of "ergonomics".

I interviewed Cindy Roth, an OSHA consultant who helped the government write its ergonomics proposal.

Yeah, it was a beta test model, it had none of the ergonomics of current commercial rigs.

Recently, the NRF has lobbied for the elimination of the estate tax, for bankruptcy reform, for free trade with China, against new ergonomics standards for the workplace, and against increases in the minimum wage.