English Explanatory Dictionary

cyborg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A being which is part machine and part organic.
  2. A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
verb
  1. To convert (something) into a cyborg.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/ en-us-cyborg.ogg

Word forms

cyborg cyborgs cyborging cyborged

Etymology

Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.

Synonyms

bion cybernetic organism cyberman cyborgize

Related words

borg

Derived words

cyborgian cyborglike eyeborg fyborg
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