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

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

He has access to the human biomechanics and physiology lab, which includes a golf simulator, motion-capture cameras and environmental chambers that control temperature and elevation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Victor Ortega-Jiménez, co-lead author and assistant professor of biomechanics at the University of California, Berkeley, adds, "You might expect to find big discoveries in big animals, but the tiny ones also hold a lot of interesting secrets."

From Science Daily

Other contributors include Saad Bhamla and Sunny Kumar from the Georgia Institute of Technology, who study biomechanics across species and conducted preliminary trials, as well as Adler Dillman, a nematode biologist at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Daily

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