different between biopic vs bionic

English

Etymology

Shortened from biographical picture.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ba?.??.p?k/
• (US) enPR: b???p?k, IPA^(key): /?ba?.o?.p?k/
• (US, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ba?.??.p?k/

Noun

biopic (plural biopics)

1. (film) A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).

Usage notes

Most American and British dictionaries give only the pronunciation with a long o, although the Cambridge US audio file has the pronunciation with /?/.

Synonyms

• biographical film

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English biopic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bj?.pik/

Noun

biopic m (plural biopics)

1. biopic

Usage notes

The term biopic is still rare in France. It is used in specialised press. For common use, use film biographique.

Synonyms

• biografilm
• film biographique

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English biopic

Noun

biopic m (plural biopics)

1. biopic

English

Etymology

Blend of bio- +? electronic. The superhuman sense is attributed to the TV shows The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b???n.?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

bionic (comparative more bionic, superlative most bionic)

1. (not comparable) Related to bionics.
2. Of a biological organism, having been enhanced by electronic or mechanical parts; cyborg.
3. Superhuman

Related terms

• bion

Translations

References

• bionic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• niobic

Romanian

Etymology

From French bionique

Adjective

bionic m or n (feminine singular bionic?, masculine plural bionici, feminine and neuter plural bionice)

1. bionic

Declension