Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems, especially electronic systems.
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- noun The
design ofengineering systems , especiallyelectronic ones, based on that ofbiological systems. - noun
biomimetics
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- noun application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Thanks to a couple of bad TV-series in the 70’s, the word bionics is mis-used to mean cybernetics.
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Thanks to a couple of bad TV-series in the 70’s, the word bionics is mis-used to mean cybernetics.
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So I guess what I am getting to is that I really love the idea of "bionics" and the ability to rebuild people and make them better.
Forbes.com: News R Ray" Wang 2011
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Lee Majors always slowed down and made those springy musical noises whenever his "bionics" clicked on.
Hairy Situations: Embracing Patterns BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I also feel that humans will advance there bodies by biological means and not the artificial, and that even at first if we do use artificial means such as bionics and A.I. tech, we will finally use the biological option.
Extend Limits News 2010
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Josiah Cain of Design Ecology is exploring what he calls "ecological bionics," combining natural infrastructure and high design to improve urban areas.
Andy Mannle: Why the Green Economy is Unstoppable -- and 10 Ways it's Making Life Better Andy Mannle 2010
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Josiah Cain of Design Ecology is exploring what he calls "ecological bionics," combining natural infrastructure and high design to improve urban areas.
Andy Mannle: Why the Green Economy is Unstoppable -- and 10 Ways it's Making Life Better Andy Mannle 2010
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Josiah Cain of Design Ecology is exploring what he calls "ecological bionics," combining natural infrastructure and high design to improve urban areas.
Andy Mannle: Why the Green Economy is Unstoppable -- and 10 Ways it's Making Life Better Andy Mannle 2010
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Josiah Cain of Design Ecology is exploring what he calls "ecological bionics," combining natural infrastructure and high design to improve urban areas.
Andy Mannle: Why the Green Economy is Unstoppable -- and 10 Ways it's Making Life Better Andy Mannle 2010
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Josiah Cain of Design Ecology is exploring what he calls "ecological bionics," combining natural infrastructure and high design to improve urban areas.
Andy Mannle: Why the Green Economy is Unstoppable -- and 10 Ways it's Making Life Better Andy Mannle 2010
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