🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

생체모방

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saengchemobang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Biomimicry/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmɪm.ə.kri/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"생체모방 기술은 자연에서 해결책을 찾습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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