noun
cyborg
SIGH-borg/ˈsaɪbɔːrɡ/
A being with both organic body parts and mechanical or electronic components.
The cyborg has a mechanical forearm integrated with her living body.
Etymology
Blending cybernetic and organism originally named a human modified to survive beyond Earth, using chemicals and pumps. The term broadened into the familiar idea of an organic being integrated with machinery.
In context
she uses the cyborg a hybrid of machine and organism as a metaphor
More examples
- The novel's hero becomes a cyborg after receiving electronic eyes.
- Unlike a robot, this cyborg still has living organs.
- The story's cyborgs combine human brains with mechanical bodies.
Forms
cyborg · cyborgs
Similar words
- robot
- A robot can be entirely mechanical, without any organic parts.
- android
- An android looks human but may be entirely artificial.