# bionics

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks/ · frequency rank #84,025

## Definitions
1. The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
2. biomimetics

## 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".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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