ergonomics
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ergonomics
- /ɜː.ɡəˈnɒm.ɪks/ UK
- /ˌɝ.ɡəˈnɑ.mɪks/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˌɝ.ɡəˈnɒm.ɪks/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˌɜː.ɡəˈnɔm.ɪks/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒmɪks
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From ergo- (prefix indicating work) + -nomics (suffix indicating the rules of a discipline), probably modelled after Polish ergonomia (“ergonomics”) (used by Polish scientist Wojciech Jastrzębowski (1799–1882) in an 1857 article), from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + νόμος (nómos, “custom; law, ordinance”). The English word is widely regarded as having been introduced by British psychologist K. F. Hywel Murrell at a meeting at the Admiralty in London in July 1949, which led to the establishment of the Ergonomics Research Society (now The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors) on 17 September 1949.
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- The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. Ergonomics is increasingly important in office-product design.
- Political economy. As the titlepage of this latter portion of his work indicates, M. Courcelle Seneuil confines himself to political economy considered as a practical science, or, as he chooses to call it, to ergonomics.
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noun science of the design of equipment
| Español | ergonomía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인간공학 in'gan'gonghak, 인체공학 inchegonghak |
| 日本語 | エルゴノミクス erugonomikusu, 人間工学 ningen kōgaku |
| 中文 | 人體工程學 /人体工程学 réntǐ gōngchéngxué, 人類工程學 /人类工程学 rénlèi gōngchéngxué, 工效學 /工效学 gōngxiàoxué |
| Português | ergonomia |
| Français | ergonomie |
| Deutsch | Ergonomie |
| Italiano | ergonomia |
| Ελληνικά | εργονομία ergonomía |
| Română | ergonomie |
| Русский | эргоно́мика ergonómika |
| Tiếng Việt | công thái học |
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title = {ergonomics},
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