biomechanics

[bahy-oh-mi-kan-iks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. Medicine/Medical.

   1. the study of the action of external and internal forces on the living body, especially on the skeletal system.

   2. the development of prostheses.

2. Biology.,  the study of the mechanical nature of biological processes, as heart action and muscle movement.

biomechanics

/ ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈkænɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms

biomechanics

1. The scientific study of the role of mechanics in biological systems. The study of biomechanics includes the analysis of motion in animals, the fluid dynamics of blood, and the role of mechanical processes in the development of disease.

Other Word Forms

• biomechanical adjective
• biomechanically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of biomechanics¹

First recorded in 1930–35; bio- + mechanics

Example Sentences

Grip specialist Matt Daly paid the price as in came biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan, who helped rival Aryna Sabalenka overcome her serving yips.

From BBC

Grip specialist Matt Daly paid the price as the American player brought in biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan, who helped rival Aryna Sabalenka overcome her serving yips.

From BBC

Not only is the risk three to eight times greater in women than men, depending on the sport, but they are becoming more common, says Dr Thomas Dos'Santos, a sports biomechanics researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University.

From BBC

After consulting with staff and private biomechanics coaches over the offseason, Glasnow said he discovered that the front side of his body would fly too far open in his delivery last year, forcing him to put extra stress on his arm to complete each pitch.

From Los Angeles Times

The LIS researchers teamed up with Auke Ijspeert of EPFL's BioRobotics Lab, and with Monica Daley's Neuromechanics Lab at University of California, Irvine, to adapt bird biomechanics to robotic locomotion.

From Science Daily