ERGONOMICS

[er.go.nom.ics] n pl but sing or pl in constr [erg- + -nomics (as in economics)] (1949): an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely--called also human engineering -- er.go.nom.ic adj -- er.go.nom.i.cal.ly adv -- er.gon.o.mist n