ergonomics
/ˌəːɡəˈnɒmɪks
/plural noun [treated as singular]
The study of people’s efficiency in their working environment.Have fun while learning about gravity, anatomy, ergonomics, and social dynamics!...
- To designers, though, ergonomics means comfortable efficiency - an excellent goal.
- Along with ergonomics, precision and efficiency have become important issues as well.
Derivatives
ergonomist
/ nounOrigin
1950s: from Greek ergon 'work', on the pattern of economics.