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

bionics (uncountable)

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

Usage notes

See bioengineering § Usage notes.

Related terms

Translations

engineering based on biological systems

Bulgarian: бионика (bg) f (bionika)
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
Spanish: biónica (es) f
Ukrainian: біо́ніка (uk) f (biónika)
Vietnamese: phỏng sinh học

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