biomimetics

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)

Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.

English bio-

English mimetics

English biomimetics

From bio- + mimetics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈmɛtɪks/

Noun

biomimetics (uncountable)

1. The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.

Synonyms

• bionics
• biomimesis
• biomimicry

Related terms

• bioengineering
• biomimetic
• bion
• biotechnology

Translations

science

• Finnish: biomimetiikka
• Norwegian: biomimetikk (no) m