Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ergonomics

1 sense of ergonomics

Sense 1
biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics -- (the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments)
       => engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology -- (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study")