contrivance vs cyborg

contrivance

noun
  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task. 

  • Something overly artful or artificial. 

  • A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. 

cyborg

noun
  • A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses. 

  • A being which is part machine and part organic. 

verb
  • To convert (something) into a cyborg. 

How often have the words contrivance and cyborg occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )