biomechanist

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noun

One who studies or works in biomechanics.

OriginEnglish mechanist ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounbiomechanist (plural biomechanists)

plural biomechanists

  1. One who studies or works in biomechanics.

    “It’s no longer just the geeky runner going to technical stores and learning about form,” said Sean Murphy, a biomechanist with New Balance.

    2007 June 14, Sarah Tuff, “Who, Me Take Running Class?”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  7. New Latinmechanismu
  8. Englishmechanism
  9. Englishmechanist
  10. Englishbiomechanist

From bio- + mechanist.

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APA

biomechanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanist

MLA

“biomechanist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biomechanist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomechanist.

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