biomechanics

American  

[bahy-oh-mi-kan-iks] / ˌbaɪ oʊ mɪˈkæn ɪks /

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.

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biomechanics British  

/ ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈkænɪks /

noun

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

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biomechanics Scientific  

/ bī′ō-mĭ-kăn′ĭks /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• biomechanical
  adjective
• biomechanically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of biomechanics

First recorded in 1930–35; bio- + mechanics

Example Sentences

Ski and Snowboard to train the model on a range of elite performance data, related to athletes’ biomechanics and the way they move through the physical world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

"Now, with our advances in computational biomechanics, we can start to say smart things about what the anatomy means for how this animal could hear."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

Always a powerful player, Sabalenka struggled for years with her serve, ultimately deciding to work with a biomechanics expert to cut down the number of double faults.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Gregory Sutton, a biomechanics scientist at the University of Lincoln, notes the authors of the new study found the novel behavior just by examining the common insects around them.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

His understanding of the details of the sport—the physics of water, wood, and wind; the biomechanics of muscle and bone—was unmatched.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown