bionics

Noun

1.

bionics - application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)

aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, automatic electronics, autonetics, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biology, biometrics, biometry, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, circuit analysis, communication theory, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, enzymology, ethnobiology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, information theory, life science, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, radio control, radiobiology, servo engineering, servomechanics, system engineering, systems analysis, systems planning, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology