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Originally Posted by David Johnston2
That isn't the popular definition.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bionic
Definition of bionic
1 : of or relating to bionics
2 : having normal biological capability or performance enhanced by or as if by electronic or electromechanical devices
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Yet the example doesn't say anything about in that second definition being the popular one.
"The science of bionics uses knowledge about how biological systems work to help solve engineering problems. The material
Velcro, for example, was inspired by the way burrs behave when they stick to your clothes, and some computer chips are now wired in ways that imitate the "wiring" of the brain and nervous system. But in
popular use, the adjective bionic almost always describes artificial limbs or other bodily parts that work as much like real ones as possible. A perfect bionic arm would move and function as easily as a real arm—a goal we're rapidly getting closer to."
No mention of electronic in that and even in the example you give there is that "as if by" which shows there are exceptions for the second definition. Heck one of the use examples refers to
Bionic Mushrooms which doesn't fit the electronic part. As I said before a clone arm fits that "move and function as easily as a real arm" definition which would make Frankenstein's monster "bionic"
Then you have Electromechanical:
1) of, relating to, or being a mechanical process or device actuated or controlled electrically
2) especially : being a transducer for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy
The Bionic Mushrooms fits the electromechanical part of the popular definition.