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

Related terms

bionic

Translations

engineering based on biological systems

Finnish: bioniikka
French: bionique (fr) f
German: Bionik (de) f
Greek: βιονική (el) f (vionikí)

Polish: bionika (pl) f
Portuguese: biónica f (Portugal), biônica (pt) f (Brazil)
Spanish: biónica (es) f

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