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Noun: ergonomics  ,ur-gu'nó-miks
  1. The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
    "The company hired an expert in ergonomics to redesign their office space"

Type of: applied science, engineering, engineering science, tech [informal], technology

Encyclopedia: Ergonomics