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bionic

adj
/ˈbɪˌɒn.ɪk/UK

Etymology

Blend of bio- + electronic. The superhuman sense is attributed to the TV shows The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978) and The Bionic Woman (1976–1978).

  1. derived from ἰόν
  2. compounded as electron — “electric + ion”
  3. suffixed as electronic — “electron + ic”
  4. compounded as bionic — “bio- + electronic”

Definitions

  1. Related to bionics.

  2. Having been enhanced by electronic, mechanical, or mechatronical parts

    Having been enhanced by electronic, mechanical, or mechatronical parts; cyborg.

  3. Superhuman.

    • Now baby, don't you know that our rhymes are so bionic / Don't listen too hard, don't be supersonic
    • Entering womanhood is awesome, but the learning, growing, and obstacle facing are not going to stop. As you grow into womanhood, it's going to seem as if the world wants you to be bionic—be stronger, faster, and smarter.
    • But to hear the presidential physician tell it, Trump is bionic. In a news conference, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson hailed Trump's health as "excellent" eight times.

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Derived

bionically, bionic ear, lesbionic, optobionic, photobionic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA