"ergonomics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əːɡəˈnɒmɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɝɡəˈnɑmɪks/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-ergonomics.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: ergo- (prefix indicating work) + -nomics (suffix indicating the rules of a discipline), probably modelled after Polish ergonomia (“ergonomics”) (used by Polish scientist Wojciech Jastrzębowski (1799–1882) in an 1857 article), from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + νόμος (nómos, “custom; law, ordinance”). The English word is widely regarded as having been introduced by British psychologist K. F. Hywel Murrell at a meeting at the Admiralty in London in July 1949, which led to the establishment of the Ergonomics Research Society (now The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors) on 17 September 1949. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ergo|nomics|pos1=prefix indicating work|pos2=suffix indicating the rules of a discipline}} ergo- (prefix indicating work) + -nomics (suffix indicating the rules of a discipline), {{der|en|pl|ergonomia||ergonomics}} Polish ergonomia (“ergonomics”), {{der|en|grc|ἔργον||work}} Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”), {{m|grc|νόμος||custom; law, ordinance}} νόμος (nómos, “custom; law, ordinance”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ergonomics (uncountable)
  1. The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. Tags: uncountable Translations (science of the design of equipment): ergonomia [feminine] (Catalan), 人體工程學 (Chinese Mandarin), 人体工程学 (réntǐ gōngchéngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 人類工程學 (Chinese Mandarin), 人类工程学 (rénlèi gōngchéngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 工效學 (Chinese Mandarin), 工效学 (gōngxiàoxué) (Chinese Mandarin), ergonomie [feminine] (Dutch), ergonomio (Esperanto), ergonomia (Finnish), ergonomie [feminine] (French), ergonomía [feminine] (Galician), ერგონომიკა (ergonomiḳa) (Georgian), ერგონომია (ergonomia) (Georgian), Ergonomie [feminine] (German), εργονομία (ergonomía) [feminine] (Greek), ergonómia (Hungarian), vinnuvistfræði [feminine] (Icelandic), ergonomi (Indonesian), eirgeanamaíocht [feminine] (Irish), エルゴノミクス (erugonomikusu) (Japanese), 人間工学 (ningen kōgaku) (Japanese), эргономика (érgonomika) (Kazakh), 인간공학 (in'gan'gonghak) (alt: 人間工學) (Korean), 인체공학 (inchegonghak) (alt: 人體工學) (Korean), ergonomik (Malay), mātai arotau (Maori), ergonomî (Northern Kurdish), ergonomia [feminine] (Polish), ergonomia [feminine] (Portuguese), ergonomie [feminine] (Romanian), эргоно́мика (ergonómika) [feminine] (Russian), ergonomía [feminine] (Spanish), ergonomi [common-gender] (Swedish), การยศาสตร์ (gaan yásàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-ergonomics-en-noun-0dyoFOTT Disambiguation of 'science of the design of equipment': 90 10
  2. (economics, rare) Political economy. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Engineering, Psychology
    Sense id: en-ergonomics-en-noun-2SdN8HPf Disambiguation of Engineering: 14 86 Disambiguation of Psychology: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with ergo-, English terms suffixed with -nomics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ergo-: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nomics: 13 87 Topics: economics, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: human factors [US] Derived forms: ergonomic, ergonomical, ergonomically, ergonomist

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          "text": "Ergonomics, deriving from the Greek word \"ergon\" work is now mainly considered to mean \"the science of designing machines and environments that are most suited to the efficiency, comfort, safety and peace of mind of those working with them\" (see Armbruster, 1983). […] Ergonomics goes beyond the prevention of health hazards, it aims to optimize the coexistence between people and technology within the working environment. […] In the broad sense of the word, ergonomics includes all the physical, social, and psychological aspects of work and workplace design.",
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          "text": "Ergonomics is increasingly important in office-product design.",
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          "ref": "1990, “Ergonomic Aspects of Computer Use”, in Allen Kent, James G. Williams, editors, Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, volume 6 (Electronic Dictionaries in Machine Translation to Evaluation of Software: Microsoft Word Version 4.0), New York, N.Y.: Marcel Dekker, page 325",
          "text": "Ergonomics, deriving from the Greek word \"ergon\" work is now mainly considered to mean \"the science of designing machines and environments that are most suited to the efficiency, comfort, safety and peace of mind of those working with them\" (see Armbruster, 1983). […] Ergonomics goes beyond the prevention of health hazards, it aims to optimize the coexistence between people and technology within the working environment. […] In the broad sense of the word, ergonomics includes all the physical, social, and psychological aspects of work and workplace design.",
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          "ref": "1993, Carlos C. Lorenzana, “The Quality of Work Life”, in Management Theory and Practice, Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store, published May 1998, pages 117–118",
          "text": "Experts now contend that problems at work – low productivity, health hazards, accidents, high turn over – may well have their genesis in the work environment – the result of ignorance of ergonomics. The essence of ergonomics is to design or redesign the work and the work environment to fit people. It aims to ensure that work procedures, tools, equipment and environment are safe, efficient and comfortable by applying engineering, physiological, psychological and anatomical knowledge.",
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          "ref": "2012, Vivek D[attaray] Bhise, “Introduction to Automotive Ergonomics”, in Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, page 4",
          "text": "After the fuel economy crisis of the 1970s, the U.S. automotive industry began placing more emphasis on both the aerodynamics and ergonomics fields to satisfy customers' energy-saving and comfort/convenience needs. […] Ergonomics involves \"fitting the equipment to the people (or users).\" This means the equipment should be designed such that people (population of users) can fit comfortably (naturally) within the equipment and they can use the equipment without any awkward body postures, movements, or errors.",
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          "ref": "1859 July 9, “Traite Theorique et Pratique d'Economie Politique. Par J. G. Courcelle Seneuil. Tome II. Partie Pratique, ou Ergonomie. Paris: Guillaumin et Cie. 1858.”, in The Economist, Weekly Commercial Times, Bankers' Gazette, and Railway Monitor: A Political, Literary, and General Newspaper, volume XVII, number 828, London: \"Economist\" Newspaper, →OCLC, page 760, column 1",
          "text": "As the titlepage of this latter portion of his work indicates, M. Courcelle Seneuil confines himself to political economy considered as a practical science, or, as he chooses to call it, to ergonomics.",
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      "roman": "réntǐ gōngchéngxué",
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      "roman": "gōngxiàoxué",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "工效学"
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      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonomio"
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      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonomia"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomie"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomía"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ergonomiḳa",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ერგონომიკა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ergonomia",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ერგონომია"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ergonomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ergonomía",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εργονομία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonómia"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "vinnuvistfræði"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonomi"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eirgeanamaíocht"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "erugonomikusu",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "エルゴノミクス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ningen kōgaku",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "人間工学"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "érgonomika",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "эргономика"
    },
    {
      "alt": "人間工學",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "in'gan'gonghak",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "인간공학"
    },
    {
      "alt": "人體工學",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "inchegonghak",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "인체공학"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonomî"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "ergonomik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "mātai arotau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ergonómika",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эргоно́мика"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ergonomía"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "ergonomi"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan yásàat",
      "sense": "science of the design of equipment",
      "word": "การยศาสตร์"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Admiralty",
    "Maksymilian Fajans",
    "The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors",
    "Wojciech Jastrzębowski"
  ],
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}

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