bionomics
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- bionomic adjective
- bionomical adjective
- bionomically adverb
- bionomist noun
Etymology
Origin of bionomics
1885–90; bio- + -nomics, probably on the model of economics; -nomy, -ics
Example Sentences
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This has been lately furnished by Professor Patrick Geddes, who has chosen the term bionomics.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
Because the processes of the human mind are human, with organic limitations,149 the study of the mind itself becomes a part of the science of bionomics.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
Much as has been learnt of the bionomics of the sea, it is but a commencement; and this is of course especially true of deep seas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
But it had its little differences, which was only to be expected in a timeline where the bionomics could create a new world each time someone changed his mind.
From Back to Julie by Wilson, Richard
And as the basis to the science of bionomics, as to all other science, must be taken the conception that nothing is due to chance or whim.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
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