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bionic, a.|baɪˈɒnɪk|
[f. Gr. βίος life + -onic (in sense 2 after electronic a.).]
†1. Geol. (See quot. 1901.) rare.
1901H. S. Williams in Jrnl. Geol. IX. 578 The enduring power of organisms, expressed by the repetition of like characters in successive fossil forms, is the time quality..to which we must look for the making of a scientific time-scale. In order to isolate this time quality I have proposed to speak of it as the bionic quality or value of the organism. The bionic quality of an organism may, then, be defined as its quality of continuing, and repeating in successive generations, the same morphologic characters. Ibid. 579 (heading) Order of magnitude of bionic units.
2. Of or pertaining to bionics; having or being an artificial, esp. electromechanical, device that replaces part of the body; having ordinary human capabilities increased (as if) by the aid of such devices.
1963IEEE Trans. Military Electronics VII. 91/1 Sometimes in evolving a mathematics appropriate to a biophysical or bionic problem one can use stock mathematical treatments in unconventional combinations to surprisingly good effect. 1965Johns Hopkins Mag. Mar. 6 Their goal was to design and construct a machine with built-in behavioral responses... The group decided to attack the problem from a ‘bionic’ approach, i.e. applying knowledge of a biological system—in this case, man—to an engineering problem. 1970Encycl. Sci. Suppl. (Grolier) 115 In building a submarine, designers wish to determine the most efficient shape for the hull. The bionic approach..consists of studying organisms that exhibit the desired characteristic of moving through water with the least amount of resistance. 1976Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 3/3 He was always playing at being the Six Million Dollar Man... There should be a warning at the end of each programme telling children not to attempt the stunts carried out by the bionic man. 1978Guardian 10 June 22/5 Artificial ‘bionic’ hands will be fitted free under the National Health Service under a trial programme. Ibid. 22/6 The ‘bionic’ hands look and work like real ones, responding to tiny electronic impulses from the body. 1979Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 3/1 ‘Bionic’ racehorses—with carbon fibre implants in injured tendons—are expected to compete in this year's National Hunt season. 1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 July 126/1 Examples of the ‘bionic arms’ made in Sweden and fitted to young children with congenital upper-limb deficiencies. Ibid., The ‘bionic arm’, or more accurately the myoelectric hand. 1986Christian Science Monitor 24 Oct. 23 A brainy young man plants a computer chip in his next-door neighbor's cranium and comes up with a bionic murderer.
b. transf. Outstandingly gifted or competent. slang.
1976Guardian 2 Dec. 10/6 Among the splendid women in the cast, Prunella Gee stands out..as a bionic Julie Christie who proves to be the unprincipled Eternal Female Principle. 1976Horse & Hound 10 Dec. 77/3 (Advt.), Bionic twosome required as groom/gardener and housekeeper. 1977Private Eye 1 Apr. 16/3 Am I not right in thinking that the Faraday catchment area includes the delightful Ealing home of Margaret Jay, lovely daughter of Stoker Jim Callaghan and wife of the bionic Peter? 1984Washington Post 2 May d1/6No one in the emergency room seemed to speak English... After two hours, the woman who is frequently described as ‘unflappable’ and ‘bionic’ did the appropriate thing. She sat down and cried. |