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)

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

Usage notes

See bioengineering § Usage notes.

Derived terms

• nanobionics

 

Related terms

• bion (cyborg)
• bionic
• biotech (biotechnology)

Translations

engineering based on biological systems

• Bulgarian: бионика (bg) f (bionika)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 仿生學 / 仿生学 (zh) (fǎngshēngxué)

• Czech: bionika f
• 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

• Slovene: bionika f
• Spanish: biónica (es) f
• Ukrainian: біо́ніка (uk) f (biónika)
• Vietnamese: phỏng sinh học