bionics

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ electronics. Coined by US Air Force medical doctor Jack E. Steele in 1958 to refer to the "flow of concepts from biology to engineering and vice versa".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks/

Noun

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bionics

Wikipedia

bionics (uncountable)

1. The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
2. biomimetics

Usage notes

See bioengineering § Usage notes.

Derived terms

• nanobionics

Related terms

• bion (cyborg)
• bionic
• biotech (biotechnology)

Translations

engineering based on biological systems

Bulgarian: бионика (bg) f (bionika) Chinese: Mandarin: 仿生學 / 仿生学 (zh) (fǎngshēngxué) Czech: bionika f Finnish: bioniikka (fi) French: bionique (fr) f German: Bionik (de) f Greek: βιονική (el) f (vionikí) Irish: bitheonaic f Polish: bionika (pl) f Portuguese: Brazilian: biônica (pt) f European: biónica f Slovene: bionika f Spanish: biónica (es) f Ukrainian: біо́ніка (uk) f (biónika) Vietnamese: phỏng sinh học