ergonomics

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜː.ɡəˈnɒ.mɪks/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɜɹ.ɡəˈnɑ.mɪks/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌɜɹ.ɡəˈnɒ.mɪks/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɜː.ɡəˈnɔ.mɪks/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪks Hyphenation: er‧go‧no‧mics === Noun === ergonomics (uncountable) The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.] (economics, rare) Political economy. ==== Synonyms ==== human factors (chiefly US) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === human factors and ergonomics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === microgeons