bio-inspired

adjective

Ideas inspired by mechanisms or laws operating in biological organisms, e.g. neural networks.

OriginEnglish inspired ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

adjectivebio-inspired (not comparable)
  1. not comparableengineeringIdeas inspired by mechanisms or laws operating in biological organisms, e.g. neural networks.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishinspired
  6. Englishbio-inspired

From bio- + inspired.

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Translations

French bio-inspiré, bioinspiré
  • bio-inspirébiologically inspired
  • bioinspirébiologically inspired
  • inspiré du vivantbiologically inspired
Polish zainspirowany biologicznie
  • zainspirowany biologiczniebiologically inspired
Cite this entry
APA

bio-inspired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-inspired

MLA

“bio-inspired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-inspired. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bio-inspired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-inspired.

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