cybernetic

[ sahy-ber-net-ik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to cybernetics, the study of automatic control and communication functions in both living organisms and mechanical and electronic systems: The self-regulating engineering devices of the mid-20th century inspired the cybernetic image of the brain as a computer.

  2. relating to or being a mechanical or electronic device implanted into or attached to a living organism to enhance or aid physiological functioning: In the sci-fi movie, the hero’s nemesis acquires a six-legged spider-like cybernetic apparatus to replace his lost lower body.

Origin of cybernetic

1
First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from cybernetics
  • Rarely cy·ber·net·i·cal [sahy-ber-net-i-kuhl] /ˌsaɪ bərˈnɛt ɪ kəl/ .

Other words from cybernetic

  • cy·ber·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby cybernetic

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How to use cybernetic in a sentence

  • There was a lot of cybernetic and robotic equipment, and astrogational equipment, that had to be made from scratch.

    The Cosmic Computer | Henry Beam Piper
  • Isn't that the created thing which the cybernetic system tries to follow?

    Human Error | Raymond F. Jones
  • It might easily increase the reliance of Earthfolk upon their cybernetic monsters.

    The Ambassador | Samuel Kimball Merwin