cybernetics

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noun

cy·​ber·​net·​ics ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (such as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)

cybernetic

ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tik 

adjective

or less commonly cybernetical

ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-kəl 

cybernetically

ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

cybernetic

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adjective

cy·​ber·​net·​ic ¦sī-bər-¦ne-tik 

: of, relating to, or involving cybernetics

cybernetical

¦sī-bər-¦ne-ti-kəl 

adjective

cybernetically

¦sī-bər-¦ne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Greek kybernētēs pilot, governor (from kybernan to steer, govern) + English -ics

Adjective

back-formation from cybernetics

First Known Use

Noun

1948, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cybernetics

• alphabetics
• anaesthetics
• anesthetics
• arithmetics
• diabetics
• dietetics
• diuretics
• energetics
• homiletics
• aesthetics
• ascetics
• asthmatics

Kids Definition

cybernetics

noun

cy·​ber·​net·​ics ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks 

: a science concerned especially with studies comparing automatic control systems (as that of the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)

cybernetic

-ˈnet-ik 

adjective

Medical Definition

cybernetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

cy·​ber·​net·​ics ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks 

: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)

cybernetic

-ik 

adjective

also cybernetical

-i-kəl 

cybernetically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb