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ergonomics

Main Entry:: er·go·nom·ics
Pronunciation:: \ˌər-gə-ˈnä-miks\
Function:: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology:: erg- + -nomics (as in economics)
Date:: 1949

1 : an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely —called also biotechnology, human engineering, human factors 2 : the design characteristics of an object resulting especially from the application of the science of ergonomics

— er·go·nom·ic

\-mik\ adjective

— er·go·nom·i·cal·ly

\-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— er·gon·o·mist

\(ˌ)ər-ˈgä-nə-mist\ noun

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