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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbiomimétisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: biomimetism
"Le biomimétisme inspire de nombreuses innovations écologiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.
"Engineers used biomimicry to design a bullet train whose nose mimics the beak of a kingfisher to reduce noise." - 2
The practice of learning from and mimicking the strategies of natural species to solve human design challenges.
"Biomimicry offers a sustainable approach to architecture by utilizing self-healing concrete inspired by coral reefs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words bios (life) and mimesis (imitation), combined with the suffix -y. Coined in the late 20th century, the term gained prominent usage in the 1990s through the works of scientists and authors studying how human innovations can emulate nature's time-tested patterns and strategies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biomimicry" is said worldwide
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biomimétisme
Transliteration: biomimetism
"Le biomimétisme inspire de nombreuses innovations écologiques."
Biomimetik
Transliteration: biomimetik
"Biomimetik verbindet Biologie mit moderner Ingenieurskunst."
biomimeticica
Transliteration: biomimeticica
Script: biomimetica
"La biomimetica studia la natura per creare nuove tecnologie."
biomimética
Transliteration: biomimetica
"La biomimética busca soluciones en la naturaleza para resolver problemas humanos."
biomimética
Transliteration: biomimetica
"A biomimética é essencial para o design sustentável moderno."
जैव-नकल
Transliteration: jaiv-nakal
"जैव-नकल आधुनिक वास्तुकला में बहुत लोकप्रिय हो रही है।"
仿生学
Transliteration: fǎng shēng xué
"仿生学为科学家提供了许多灵感。"
생체모방
Transliteration: saengchemobang
"생체모방 기술은 자연에서 해결책을 찾습니다."
バイオミメティクス
Transliteration: baiomimetikusu
"バイオミメティクスは新しい工業デザインを生み出しています。"
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