correlative kinesiology

correlative kinesiology

[kə¦rel·əd·iv kə‚nēz·ē′äl·ə·jē]

(industrial engineering)

A field that involves determination of the quantitative relationship between the electrical potential generated by muscular activity and the resultant movement; used in developing a design for a workplace that minimizes fatigue.

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