bionics
bionics — noun
1. the field that develops man-made body parts or support systems that can replace
the field that develops man-made body parts or support systems that can replace work done by living tissue
The hospital's bionics team fitted Leo with a hand he could open by thought.
bionics team — medical device work
After the crash, Mert studied bionics to build a better knee brace.
study bionics for body-support devices
The museum showed how bionics helped sailors hear through tiny ear implants.
Christopher works in bionics, designing artificial fingers for injured workers.
- prosthetics
focuses more narrowly on artificial limbs and fitted replacement parts
- biomedical engineering
broader field that includes many medical devices beyond body-replacing systems
文法句型
work in bionics
medical bionics
用法筆記
Often used for technology that replaces or supports a body part, especially hands, legs, eyes, or hearing. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the wider practice of borrowing ideas from living things for engineering.
常見錯誤
2. the use of ideas from living things to design machines and solve engineering pro
the use of ideas from living things to design machines and solve engineering problems
Bao used bionics to copy gecko feet when designing a wall-climbing robot.
use bionics to design by copying nature
Noa wrote her thesis on bionics after studying how birds turn in strong wind.
thesis on bionics — academic study of nature-inspired design
Amira teaches bionics by asking students to solve problems the way insects do.
Esteban joined a bionics lab that models whale fins for quieter turbines.
- biomimetics
more technical term that stresses copying patterns from nature in design
- bioengineering
broader field that also covers work with living tissue and medical systems
- robotics
focuses on machines in general, not specifically on ideas borrowed from living systems
文法句型
study bionics
use bionics to design
用法筆記
Usually names the wider scientific approach rather than one device. Distinguish from sense 1 when the focus is specifically on artificial parts that take over work inside the body.