- 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
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er·go·nom·ic
\-mik\ adjective
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er·go·nom·i·cal·ly
\-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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er·gon·o·mist
\(ˌ)ər-ˈgä-nə-mist\ noun