ergonomics

What does ergonomics mean?

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

How many syllables are in ergonomics?

ergonomics has 4 syllables: er-go-no-mics. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /ˌɝɡəˈnɑmɪks/.

What is another word for ergonomics?

Close synonyms include biotechnology, bioengineering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ergonomics a common word?

ergonomics is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ergonomics?

3 words rhyme with ergonomics. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ergonomics come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.