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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The study of the structure and function of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines.

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  • noun The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.

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  • The device falls in the field of "biomimetics" - using biological design principles to inspire new technology.

    LJWorld.com stories: News By Rachel Bernstein - Los Angeles Times 2010

  • Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Shapiro's field is known as biomimetics, which involves using technology to mimic nature, and within that field is a sub-specialty that uses technology specifically to mimic animal location.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • (MEMS) technology to imitate the way butterfly wings shimmer -- a process called biomimetics, or imitating things found in nature.

    Betanews 2010

  • The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...

    unknown title 2009

  • The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...

    unknown title 2009

  • The science of copying nature, known as biomimetics, is not altogether new - think radar, Velcro and da Vinci's flying machines - but it is garnering increasing attention, with anything from the biomechanics of frog legs, to the sensing ability of rat's whiskers, being used as a basis for new inventions ...

    unknown title 2009

  • Writing should mix action adventure with scientific principles of optics and photonics, with stress on real-world applications such as biomimetics (artificial muscles), nanotechnology, lasers, distance imaging, etc.

    ccfinlay: Company Needs Comic Book Writer ccfinlay 2006

  • Writing should mix action adventure with scientific principles of optics and photonics, with stress on real-world applications such as biomimetics artificial muscles, nanotechnology, lasers, distance imaging, etc.

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  • biomimetics, n.

    The Guardian, 18 February 2016:

    The new science of biomimetics has already produced a range of materials and technologies imitated from nature. This is a fruitful approach for flight, said David Hambling, author of a new book, Swarm Troopers: How Small Drones will Conquer the World.

    March 1, 2016