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ERGONOMICS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does ergonomics mean?

• ERGONOMICS (noun)
The noun ERGONOMICS has 1 sense:

1. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

Familiarity information: ERGONOMICS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ERGONOMICS (noun)

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Meaning:

The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bioengineering; ergonomics; biotechnology

Hypernyms ("ergonomics" is a kind of...):

applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

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