human engineering

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an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker.

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Also called ergonomics, human-factors engineering

[hyoo-muhn fak-terz or, often, yoo‐]. /ˈhyu mən ˌfæk tərz or, often, ˈyu‐/.

Origin of human engineering

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby human engineering

human capital, human chorionic gonadotropin, humane, human ecology, human embryonic stem cell, human engineering, humane society, Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, Human Genome Project, human geography, human growth hormone

How to use human engineering in a sentence

It is the most powerful space telescope ever built and a complex piece of mechanical origami that has pushed the limits of human engineering.
The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Built Will Look Back in Time to the Dark Ages of the Universe|Chris Impey|October 24, 2021|Singularity Hub
The leaders of these efforts are finding that ecosystems that existed before human engineering are often more effective at protecting coastlines than human-designed systems.
The Best Way to Prepare Our Coasts for Climate Change? Nature Itself.|lwhelan|September 30, 2021|Outside Online
This does not occur in nature and would have to be built on a cosmic scale beyond human engineering.
This Tenet Shows Time Travel May Be Possible - Issue 98: Mind|Sidney Perkowitz|March 24, 2021|Nautilus
The success of any large enterprise depends above everything else on the skilful handling of the problems of human engineering.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman

The colonels quiet mastery in moments of stress was perhaps the most interesting phase of his human engineering.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
And, as in human engineering and the work of the ant, the earthworm doesn't throw the dirt around carelessly.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth
Rising from the bed of the sea sixty-six feet, it is firm enough to bear up fortresses strong as human engineering can rear.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863|Various