biomechanics
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical.
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the study of the action of external and internal forces on the living body, especially on the skeletal system.
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the development of prostheses.
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Biology. the study of the mechanical nature of biological processes, as heart action and muscle movement.
noun
Other Word Forms
- biomechanical adjective
- biomechanically adverb
Etymology
Origin of biomechanics
Example Sentences
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The 21-year-old hired a biomechanics coach Gavin MacMillan to help rework her serve and fix the problems with it, but Gauff continues to struggle with that shot, and struck 16 double faults in her third-round match earlier this week.
From Barron's
"Tendons are fundamentally susceptible to overuse," explains Jess Snedeker, a professor of orthopaedic biomechanics at ETH Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich.
From Science Daily
Arutyunyan, who began coaching in his native Armenia, was first trained in the Soviet style that relied on biomechanics and physiology to unlock efficient jumping techniques.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
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
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