Standard Lemma guide

BIOT

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of B. I. O. T..

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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name

Meaning 2

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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name

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of Biot Crater: a crater in Sea of Fertility, LQ21, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

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Synonyms: Crater Biot, Biot Crater

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noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of biot

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of abampere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Synonyms: abampere

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noun

Meaning 6

A robot composed of living components.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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History

Etymology

From French Biot.

From French Biot; Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot.

Blend of biological + robot.