cyborg
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cyborg
- /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ UK
- /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/ US
Where it comes from
Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian-born scientist and musician Manfred Clynes in 1960.
noun cyborgs
- A being which is part machine and part organic. I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.
- A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
Similar: bion, cybernetic organism, cyberman
verb cyborgs · cyborging · cyborged
-
To convert (something) into a cyborg.
Similar: cyborgize
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bionic man, bionic woman, body, bion, bioborg, biobot, biorg, bioroid, fyborg, biot, humaniform, mechanoid, biorobot, organic, bioship, roboroach
noun
Similar: bion, cybernetic organism, cyberman
Translations
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noun person who is part machine
| Español | ciborg |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사이보그 saibogeu |
| 日本語 | サイボーグ saibōgu |
| 中文 | 賽博格 /赛博格 sàibógé, 生化人 shēnghuàrén |
| हिन्दी | सायबॉर्ग sāybŏrg |
| Português | ciborgue |
| Français | cyborg |
| Deutsch | Kyborg, Cyborg |
| Italiano | cyborg |
| Ελληνικά | σάιμποργκ sáimporgk, άνθρωπος ρομπότ ánthropos rompót |
| Română | cyborg |
| Русский | ки́борг kíborg |
| Tiếng Việt | người máy |
| العربية | سَايْبُورْغ sāybūrḡ |
| עברית | קיבורג kiborg |
Talk about this word "cyborg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cyborg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cyborg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cyborg "cyborg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cyborg.Cite this
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title = {cyborg},
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