bionics

noun

bi·​on·​ics bī-ˈä-niks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a science concerned with the application of data about the functioning of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems

Examples of bionics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is summed up in the term bionics, which is a combination of the words ‘biology‘ and ‘electronics’. —IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020

Ingo Rechenberg, a bionics expert from Berlin, was the first to discover the flic-flac spider on an expedition to Morocco. —Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2014

Finally, bionics must not interfere with a soldier’s reintegration into civilian life, so no weird metal stuff sticking out of veterans’ foreheads. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020

French Defense Minister Florence Parly said there are currently no plans to develop such bionics, but the panel decision does clear the way for their future development. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

bi- entry 2 + -onics (as in electronics)

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bionics

noun

bi·​on·​ics bī-ˈän-iks 

: a branch of science concerned with applying facts about the working of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems

Medical Definition

bionics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

bi·​on·​ics bī-ˈän-iks 

: a science concerned with the application of data about the functioning of biological systems to the solution of engineering problems