cyborg

== English == === Etymology === Blend of cybernetic +‎ organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/ === Noun === cyborg (plural cyborgs) (science fiction) A being which is part machine and part organic. 1981, Teri (Pettit at PARC-MAXC), fa.sf-lovers newsgroup, "Re: SF-LOVERS Digest V3 #122", May 15: I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything. 1991, Timothy K. Smith, "Manfred Clynes Sees A Pattern in Love -- He's Got the Printouts", The Wall Street Journal, September 24, front page: Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising. 2003, David Simpson, "Are we still tragic?", guardian.co.uk (exclusive from London Review of Books Vol. 25 No. 7, April 3), April 1: The cyborg subject, with its pacemakers, drug regimes and artificial limbs, is usually also the first world middle to upper-class economic subject with a conscious incentive to preserve life for as long as possible under the best possible conditions. A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses. ==== Synonyms ==== bion cybernetic organism cyberman ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== borg ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cyborg (third-person singular simple present cyborgs, present participle cyborging, simple past and past participle cyborged) (science fiction) To convert (something) into a cyborg. Synonym: cyborgize === References === Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “cyborg, v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. === Further reading === cyborg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cyborg. === Noun === cyborg m (science fiction) cyborg == Polish == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from English cyborg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɘ.bɔrk/ Rhymes: -ɘbɔrk Syllabification: cy‧borg === Noun === cyborg m animal (robotics, science fiction) cyborg (being which is part machine and part organic) Hypernym: robot ==== Declension ==== === Noun === cyborg m pers (colloquial, figurative) person resistant to prolonged exertion or not feeling emotions, thus resembling a cyborg ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cyborg”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cyborg”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cyborg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaj.borɡ/ === Noun === cyborg m (plural cyborgi) cyborg ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θiˈboɾɡ/ [θiˈβ̞oɾɣ̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /siˈboɾɡ/ [siˈβ̞oɾɣ̞] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -oɾɡ Syllabification: cy‧borg === Noun === cyborg m (plural cyborgs) (science fiction) cyborg