er‧go‧nom‧ics /ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪks $ ˌɜːrɡəˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Greek; Origin: ergon 'work' + English -omics (as in economics)]
the way in which the careful design of equipment helps people to work better and more quickly:
We were very impressed with the machine’s ergonomics.
—ergonomic adjective:
a new ergonomic design
—ergonomically /-kli/ adverb
—ergonomist /ɜːˈɡɒnəməst, ɜːˈɡɒnəmɪst $ ɜːrˈɡɑː-/ noun [countable]

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