Definition of bionomics in English:
bionomics
plural noun ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪksbaɪəˈnɑmɪks
treated as singular The study of the mode of life of organisms in their natural habitat and their adaptations to their surroundings; ecology.
Example sentencesExamples
- Later he uses the term ‘bionomics’ to capture the idea of the wear and tear and friction within a military system.
- She expressed her perspective on various technolibertarian camps and fascinations including bionomics, cypherpunks, Wired Magazine, and the lack of charitable contributions by the nouveau riche of the cyberculture.
- Mosquito abundance and bionomics were studied intensively during summer and spring at two residential communities of contrasting economic status.
- Where the free market philosophy of bionomics fails to value the unprofitable aspects of art and culture, she finds nerds resentful of artists and irrational behaviors they cannot understand.
- Bionomicswas conceived as an answer to the prevalence and high costs of work related sprain/strain type injuries.
Derivatives
adjective
Bionomic algorithms already proved to be an effective framework for finding good solutions to combinatorial optimization problems, when good local optimization algorithms are available.
Example sentencesExamples
- By this substitution of a sure job for a possible masterpiece, military science made a deliberate sacrifice of capacity in order to reduce the uncertain element, the bionomic (read biological) factor.
- In each case, the existence of feasible bionomic equilibrium points and that of partially feasible bionomic equilibrium points are considered separately.
- We conducted taxonomic and bionomicstudies on the chironomid midges emerging from and around the sewage treatment plant of Kurobe City (Kurobe Joka Center).
- There is no point in fighting it - it's natural, it's bionomic.
Origin
Late 19th century: from bio- 'life', on the pattern of economics.
Definition of bionomics in US English:
bionomics
plural nounbaɪəˈnɑmɪksbīəˈnämiks
treated as singular The study of the mode of life of organisms in their natural habitat and their adaptations to their surroundings; ecology.
Example sentencesExamples
- She expressed her perspective on various technolibertarian camps and fascinations including bionomics, cypherpunks, Wired Magazine, and the lack of charitable contributions by the nouveau riche of the cyberculture.
- Bionomicswas conceived as an answer to the prevalence and high costs of work related sprain/strain type injuries.
- Later he uses the term ‘bionomics’ to capture the idea of the wear and tear and friction within a military system.
- Mosquito abundance and bionomics were studied intensively during summer and spring at two residential communities of contrasting economic status.
- Where the free market philosophy of bionomics fails to value the unprofitable aspects of art and culture, she finds nerds resentful of artists and irrational behaviors they cannot understand.
Origin
Late 19th century: from bio- ‘life’, on the pattern of economics.