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ergonomic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Designed for comfort or to minimize fatigue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to ergonomics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Dated 1950 C.E.; ergo- + -nomy + -ic, from Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon, “work”) and νόμος (nómos, “distribution”).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ergonòmic — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Czech: ergonomický — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Danish: ergonomisk — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Dutch: ergonomisch — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Finnish: ergonominen — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • French: ergonomique — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Galician: ergonómico — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • German: ergonomisch — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Indonesian: érgonomis — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Italian: ergonomico — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Korean: 인체공학의 (inchegonghag-ui) — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Malay: ارݢونوميک — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Malay: ergonomik — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ergonomisk — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ergonomisk — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Polish: ergonomiczny — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Portuguese: ergonômico — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Portuguese: ergonómico — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Romanian: ergonomic — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Upper Sorbian: ergonomiski — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Spanish: ergonómico — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics
  • Swedish: ergonomisk — of, or relating to the science of ergonomics