biomechanic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechanic English biomechanic From bio- + mechanic.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of biomechanical.
alt of biomechanical
The former Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson, who for 20 years has pioneered biomechanic analysis of pitching motions, said that he shielded athletes from the physics behind what they do.
2009 June 28, Alan Schwarz, “While Recovering, Rockies’ Francis Revels in Physics of Pitching”, in New York Times: