ergonomic

See also: ergonòmic

English

Etymology

Dated 1950 C.E.; ergo- +‎ -nomy +‎ -ic, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon, “work”) and νομός (nomós, “distribution”).

Adjective

ergonomic (comparative more ergonomic, superlative most ergonomic)

1. Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
2. Designed for comfort or to minimize fatigue.

Synonyms

• user-friendly

Antonyms

• procrustean

Translations

of, or relating to the science of ergonomics

• Catalan: ergonòmic
• Czech: ergonomický (cs)
• Danish: ergonomisk
• Finnish: ergonominen (fi)
• French: ergonomique (fr)
• Galician: ergonómico m
• German: ergonomisch (de)
• Korean: 인체공학의 (inchegonghak-ui)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ergonomisk

  Nynorsk: ergonomisk

• Portuguese: ergonômico (pt) m (Brazil), ergonómico (Portugal)
• Romanian: ergonomic m, ergonomică f
• Spanish: ergonómico (es)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ergonomic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• gonomeric, merogonic, microgeon, monoergic, o'ercoming