ergonomic

See also: ergonòmic

English

Etymology

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

Translations

of, or relating to the science of ergonomics

• Catalan: ergonòmic
• Czech: ergonomický (cs)
• Danish: ergonomisk
• Dutch: ergonomisch (nl)
• Finnish: ergonominen (fi)
• French: ergonomique (fr)
• Galician: ergonómico
• German: ergonomisch (de)
• Indonesian: érgonomis (id)
• Korean: 인체공학의 (inchegonghag-ui)
• Malay: ارݢونوميک, ergonomik
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ergonomisk

  Nynorsk: ergonomisk

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

See also

• procrustean

References

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

Anagrams

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ergonomique.

Adjective

ergonomic m or n (feminine singular ergonomică, masculine plural ergonomici, feminine and neuter plural ergonomice)

1. ergonomic

Declension

Declension of ergonomic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ergonomic		ergonomică	ergonomici	ergonomice
	definite	ergonomicul		ergonomica	ergonomicii	ergonomicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ergonomic		ergonomice	ergonomici	ergonomice
	definite	ergonomicului		ergonomicei	ergonomicilor	ergonomicelor