bionics
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
bionics (uncountable)
- The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
- biomimetics
Usage notes edit
See bioengineering § Usage notes.
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Translations edit
engineering based on biological systems