How to Use biomechanics in a Sentence

biomechanics

noun
  • In terms of biomechanics, the biggest one is the amount of side-to-side motion.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Wolff began to research the biomechanics of the upper body.
    Susan Wagner, NBC News, 5 July 2022
  • For one, your unique biomechanics play a role, Dr. Conenello says.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Hudy, who spent the last two seasons at Texas, earned her master’s degree in sport biomechanics from UConn in 1999.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 5 May 2021
  • So that would be my advice: Your technique, which is biomechanics.
    Greg Presto, Men's Health, 6 May 2022
  • One focus of the inquiry is that perhaps the biomechanics of the eyes is a contributor to the road hypnotic trance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The Rangers have used their multi-million-dollar pitching lab in Surprise, Ariz., to help get a feel for biomechanics.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • At the same time, Balkovec was earning a second master’s degree, in biomechanics.
    Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
  • On biomechanics, sports science, data, video and peak performance, Jung has always been ahead of the curve.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 June 2021
  • The Nike trainer and Muy Thai instructor holds degrees in sports science and biomechanics.
    Michella Oré, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Indeed, researchers who study the biomechanics of running find that tighter corners do slow runners down.
    David R. Munro, The Conversation, 21 July 2021
  • The new positioning alters the biomechanics of the body and causes the patient to lean forward slightly, making their spine more prone to wearing out.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Sure, Joe Barlow spent time at the mad biomechanics lab, Driveline Baseball, trying to design a new pitch.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Thompson worked in shoe design for several brands and studies the biomechanics of running.
    Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
  • To find out what makes nuts so hard to crack, Gierlinger and her colleagues have spent years exploring the biomechanics of pine, pistachio, and walnut shells, among others.
    Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 10 Aug. 2021
  • To Burns, this is an argument in favor of monitoring your biomechanics, which can now be done with the high-speed camera on your smartphone.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 June 2021
  • In the new study, Bishop and his colleagues modified a simulation method used in the fields of medicine and aerospace to probe deeper into the biomechanics of bipedal dinosaurs.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Weak local muscles may result in an unstable arch that does not absorb impact very well and leads to faulty biomechanics.
    Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The sneakers are made with a carbon fiber plate, which biomechanics experts told the outlet mimics the spring achieved from the prosthetics blades of amputee runners, which helps them use less energy to run the same speed.
    Fox News, 3 Nov. 2019
  • In-store experts look at biomechanics and foot characteristics along with fit, feel and ride in order to ensure each customer purchases the shoe that is right for them.
    Dacey Orr, ajc, 12 Apr. 2022
  • For the past four decades, Tom House has worked with some of the word’s best athletes, using biomechanics research and data and video analysis to improve their throwing and hitting mechanics and stay healthy.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Those are some of the findings of a new study, published this week in the journal Science, that took a detailed look at the biomechanics and decision-making behind the gymnastic lifestyles of fox squirrels.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Uplift has the ability to help fine-tune jump shots using biomechanics and 3D technology.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022
  • For her, this explosion theory was the next obvious avenue to explore, and one that meshed well with her injury biomechanics focus at Duke.
    Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2017
  • So, too, is hitting coach Donnie Ecker, 33, whose background is steeped in biomechanics and human movement research.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 31 July 2020
  • Johnson was already dabbling in sports science and biomechanics.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 July 2021
  • As with her previous novels, there is no hard sci-fi in Sea of Tranquility, no detailed explanations of the biomechanics of disease or the physics of time travel.
    Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Instead of worrying about exactly where the legs are or what the arms are doing, the analysis basically models each runner as a pogo stick—what’s known in the biomechanics world as the spring-mass model.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 June 2021
  • The students in Dale’s lab researched injury biomechanics: the various mechanisms by which human beings got injured and killed.
    Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Further research, inspired by the biomechanics of springtails, could help improve robots’ accuracy even more.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022

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