er ‧ go ‧ nom ‧ ics /ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪks $ ˌɜːrɡəˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE 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]