biomimetics
/ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈmɛtɪks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.44 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.
Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English mimetics English biomimetics From bio- + mimetics.