Definition of "bionics" []

• Application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems, especially electronic systems. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Thanks to a couple of bad TV-series in the 70’s, the word bionics is mis-used to mean cybernetics."
• "So I guess what I am getting to is that I really love the idea of "bionics" and the ability to rebuild people and make them better."
• "Lee Majors always slowed down and made those springy musical noises whenever his "bionics" clicked on."