bionic
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.
Informal. having superhuman strength or capacity.
of or relating to bionics.
Origin of bionic
1Other words from bionic
- bi·on·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use bionic in a sentence
First conceived of five years ago and originally penciled in for Roth, Germany, the Collins Cup has finally found a home at the x-bionic sphere in Samorin, a purpose-built sporting mecca in Slovakia.
As with the bionic hands, advances in haptic technology probably won’t start out working perfectly.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science NewsDespite that, in previous studies, those same people using the bionic hands had better precision and more control over their force when grasping objects, compared with those using versions without direct stimulation of the nerve.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science NewsThree people who had lost a hand tested the bionic hands and felt a touch when the thumb was prodded, but the touch felt as if it came from somewhere else on the hand.
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives | Kathiann Kowalski | April 22, 2021 | Science NewsEventually, the team hopes to use their bionic nose as an affordable and portable way to detect early stages of diseases.
Scientists Made a Biohybrid Nose Using Cells From Mosquitoes | Shelly Fan | January 26, 2021 | Singularity Hub
The future of paraplegia has a new outlook, thanks to an incredible bionic suit helping stand, walk, and even climb stairs.
The Bionic Exoskeleton Helping Paraplegics Walk | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn London on Monday, a groundbreaking bionic hamburger was cooked and eaten for the first time.
The Other Mumford & Sons, Shark Week Insanity & More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | August 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTModern American parenting can seem an extreme sport geared toward raising a bionic generation of high-achieving super-babies.
Roth was set to produce the film about an extreme sports star who becomes bionic.
bionic WomanNetwork: NBC Status: Canceled in 2007 after eight episodes.
British Dictionary definitions for bionic
/ (baɪˈɒnɪk) /
of or relating to bionics
(in science fiction) having certain physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic equipment: the bionic man
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