cybernetic

[ sahy-ber-net-ik ]

/ ˌsaɪ bərˈnɛt ɪk /

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adjective

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.

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.

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[sahy-ber-net-i-kuhl] /ˌsaɪ bərˈnɛt ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of cybernetic

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from cybernetics

OTHER WORDS FROM cybernetic

cy·ber·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cybernetic

cybermob, Cyber Monday, cyber mosque, cybernate, cybernation, cybernetic, cybernetics, cyberpet, cyberphobia, cyberpunk, cybersecurity

How to use cybernetic in a sentence

Though Vader wore his mask as part of a cybernetic survival suit, Kylo wears his for a variety of other reasons -- namely, vanity.
How Star Wars LEGO Special Pokes Fun At Kylo Ren’s Need For Wearing A Mask|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 16, 2021|TechCrunch
The game opens with a very cool scene that puts you in the chair at your local “ripperdoc” office, where an automated tool tattoos a cybernetic attachment to your palm.
Cyberpunk 2077 Is a Mess On Every Level|Patrick Lucas Austin|December 17, 2020|Time
Rocket has a “cybernetic skeletal structure, enhanced phalange and metacarpal bones, and a genetically augmented cerebral cortex.”
11 Things to Know About Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy|Marina Watts|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's equipped with what you might call a cybernetic brain—although that's pretty inadequate as a description.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett

Your complex human being is nothing but a fairly elaborate cybernetic machine operating wholly on feedback principles.
Human Error|Raymond F. Jones
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