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adjective
1.
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
2.
Informal. having superhuman strength or capacity.
3.
of or pertaining to bionics.
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Bionic
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Example Sentences
- As scientists work to link machine and mind, bionic limbs are gaining many of the capabilities of human ones.
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Word Origin & History
bionic
1901, as a term in the study of fossils, from Gk. bios "life" (see bio-) + -onic, from electronic, etc. Meaning "pertaining to bionics" is recorded from 1963. Popular sense of "superhumanly gifted or durable" is from 1976, from popular U.S. television program "The Bionic Man" and its spin-offs.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
bionic bi·on·ic (bī-ŏn'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or developed from bionics.
Having anatomical structures or physiological processes that are replaced or enhanced by electronic or mechanical components.
Having extraordinary strength, powers, or capabilities; superhuman.
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