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Bionics

//ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems. uncountable
  2. 2
    application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) wordnet
  3. 3
    biomimetics uncountable

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".

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