transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌər-gə-ˈnä-miks ]
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: erg- + -nomics (as in economics )
Date: 1949
1. : an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely — called also biotechnology, human engineering, human factors
2. : the design characteristics of an object resulting especially from the application of the science of ergonomics
• er·go·nom·ic -mik adjective
• er·go·nom·i·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb
• er·gon·o·mist (ˌ)ər-ˈgä-nə-mist noun