Meanings
nounbionics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
- uncountablebiomimetics
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
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".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese biônica
- biônicaengineering based on biological systems
Bulgarian бионика
- бионика (bionika)engineering based on biological systems
Chinese Mandarin 仿生學 /仿生学
- 仿生學 /仿生学 (fǎngshēngxué)engineering based on biological systems
Czech bionika
- bionikaengineering based on biological systems
European Portuguese biónica
- biónicaengineering based on biological systems
Finnish bioniikka
- bioniikkaengineering based on biological systems
French bionique
- bioniqueengineering based on biological systems
German Bionik
- Bionikengineering based on biological systems
Greek βιονική
- βιονική (vionikí)engineering based on biological systems
Irish bitheonaic
- bitheonaicengineering based on biological systems
Polish bionika
- bionikaengineering based on biological systems
Spanish biónica
- biónicaengineering based on biological systems
Ukrainian біо́ніка
- біо́ніка (biónika)engineering based on biological systems
Vietnamese phỏng sinh học
- phỏng sinh họcengineering based on biological systems
Cite this entry
APA
bionics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bionics
MLA
“bionics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bionics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bionics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bionics.
Source: bionics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.