ergonomic

[ ur-guh-nom-ik ]
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adjective
  1. designed to be comfortable, safe, and efficient to use, especially in or as a work environment: These headphones have an ergonomic design and soft ear cups.Check out our top tips for an ergonomic home office.

  2. relating to or concerned with ergonomics, the study of people's interaction with their work environment: Ergonomic research has found that weight and screen size are important factors in cell phone design.

Origin of ergonomic

1
First recorded in 1950–55; see origin at ergonomics
  • Rarely er·go·no·met·ric [ur-guh-nuh-me-trik] /ˌɜr gə nəˈmɛ trɪk/ .

Other words from ergonomic

  • er·go·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby ergonomic

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How to use ergonomic in a sentence

  • Two of them -- Severe Haircut woman and utility belt man -- looked at me from their ergonomic super-chairs.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for ergonomic

ergonomic

/ (ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to ergonomics

  2. designed to minimize physical effort and discomfort, and hence maximize efficiency

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