cyborg
UK/ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ//ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/
cyborg noun: a being which is part machine and part organic.
Noun
cyborg (plural cyborgs)
- A being which is part machine and part organic.
- I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.1981, Teri (Pettit at PARC-MAXC), fa.sf-lovers newsgroup, "Re: SF-LOVERS Digest V3 #122", May 15
- 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.1991, Timothy K. Smith, "Manfred Clynes Sees A Pattern in Love -- He's Got the Printouts", The Wall Street Journal, September 24, front page
- A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
Verb
cyborg (third-person singular simple present cyborgs, present participle cyborging, simple past and past participle cyborged)
cyborg meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cyborg in Hindi
- person who is part machine
- सायबॉर्ग sāybŏrg
cyborg in Tamil
- சைபோர்க், சைகோர்க்
cyborg in Marathi
- person who is part machine
- साय्बॉर्ग sāybŏrga
cyborg in Urdu
- person who is part machine
- سایبارگ sāybārg
More languagesFewer languages
- cyborg in Bengali
- সাইবর্গ, সাইবার্গ, সাইবোর্গ
- cyborg in Telugu
- సైబోర్గ్, సైబోర్గ్కి
- cyborg in Malayalam
- സൈബോർഗ്, സൈബോർഗിലേക്ക്, സൈബോർഗിനിലേക്ക്
- cyborg in Kannada
- ಸೈಬೋರ್ಗ್, ಸೈಬೊರ್ಗ್, ಸೈಬೋರ್ಗ್ಗೆ
- cyborg in Punjabi
- ਸਾਈਬੋਰਗ, ਸਾਇਬੋਰਗ, ਸਾਈਬਰਗ
- cyborg in Gujarati
- સાયબોર્ગ, સાઇબોર્ગ, સાયબોર્ગે
- cyborg in Odia
- ସାଇବୋର୍ଗ, ସାଇବର୍ଗ, ସାଇବର୍ଗ୍
- cyborg in Nepali
- साइबोर्ग, सायबोर्ग, साइबर्ग
- cyborg in Arabic
- سَايْبُورْغ sāybūrḡ
- cyborg in Persian
- سایبورگ sâyborg
- cyborg in Thai
- ไซบอร์ก sai-bɔ̀ɔk
- cyborg in Vietnamese
- người máy
Examples of cyborg in a sentence
- I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.
- What I really liked about cyborg anthropology is that it crossed multiple fields of study.
- Procedural and generative cybertext work undermines the concept of authorship and encourages the discussion about 'cyborg authorship'
Synonyms of cyborg
Forms of cyborg
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cyborgs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cyborgs |
| present participle | cyborging |
| past participle | cyborged |
| past | cyborged |
Origin of cyborg
Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian-born scientist and musician Manfred Clynes in 1960.
Words formed from cyborg
Questions about cyborg
- What does cyborg mean?
- Cyborg means a being which is part machine and part organic.
- What is cyborg in Hindi?
- Cyborg in Hindi is सायबॉर्ग (sāybŏrg). See Cyborg meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cyborg?
- Cyborg can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cyborg?
- Cyborg is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cyborg?
- The plural of cyborg is cyborgs.
Words near cyborg in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cyborg (page history and authors); cyborg (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cyborg (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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