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

Remodelling her serve with the guidance of biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan proved vital in cutting down on the double faults that had plagued her.

From BBC

"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

The study, titled "Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing," was supported by UChicago, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily

When it comes to deciding the right moment to shift from warming up to working out, ECU Professor of Biomechanics Tony Blazevich notes that there is no universal guideline.

From Science Daily