BIONICS


Meaning of BIONICS in English

n.

Pronunciation: b ī - ' ä-niks

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: 2 bi- + -onics (as in electronics )

Date: 1960

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

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