bionics
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bionics
- /ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks/ UK
Where it comes from
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".
noun
- The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
- biomimetics
Translations
Talk about this word "bionics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bionics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bionics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bionics "bionics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bionics.Cite this
@misc{bionics_2026,
title = {bionics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bionics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
