cyborg
noun/ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/UK/ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/US
Etymology
Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.
- derived from organismus
- derived from *werǵ-✻
Definitions
A being which is part machine and part organic.
- I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.
- Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising.
A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
To convert (something) into a cyborg.
The neighborhood
- synonymbion
- synonymcybernetic organism
- synonymcyberman
- neighborborg
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cyborg. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA