Meanings
comparative more cybernetic · superlative most cybernetic
- Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
- Of or relating to computers and the Internet.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνισμός
- Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός“good at steering, good pilot”
- Englishcybernetic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós, “good at steering, good pilot”), from κυβερνητική τέχνη (kubernētikḗ tékhnē, “the pilot’s art”), from Ancient Greek κυβερνισμός (kubernismós), κυβέρνησις (kubérnēsis, “steering, pilotage, guiding”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”) (which is also ultimately the root of govern). The term first recorded in English in 1948.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cibernètic
- cibernèticrelating to the mathematical study of control
Chinese Mandarin 控制論的 /控制论的, 電腦的 /电脑的
- 控制論的 /控制论的 (kòngzhìlùn de)relating to the mathematical study of control
- 電腦的 /电脑的 (diànnǎo de)relating to computers and the Internet
- 互聯網的 /互联网的 (hùliánwǎng de)relating to computers and the Internet
Czech kybernetický
- kybernetickýrelating to the mathematical study of control
Danish kybernetisk
- kybernetiskrelating to the mathematical study of control
Dutch cybernetisch, stuurkundig
- cybernetischrelating to the mathematical study of control
- stuurkundigrelating to the mathematical study of control
- cyber-relating to computers and the Internet
- computer-relating to computers and the Internet
Estonian küberneetiline
- küberneetilinerelating to the mathematical study of control
Finnish kyberneettinen, kyber-
- kyberneettinenrelating to the mathematical study of control
- kyber-relating to computers and the Internet
- kyberneettinenrelating to computers and the Internet
French cybernétique, cybernétique
- cybernétiquerelating to the mathematical study of control
- cybernétiquerelating to computers and the Internet
German kybernetisch
- kybernetischrelating to the mathematical study of control
Greek κυβερνητικός
- κυβερνητικός (kyvernitikós)relating to the mathematical study of control
Icelandic stýrifræðilegur
- stýrifræðilegurrelating to the mathematical study of control
Polish cybernetyczny, cybernetyczny
- cybernetycznyrelating to the mathematical study of control
- cybernetycznyrelating to computers and the Internet
Romanian cibernetic
- ciberneticrelating to the mathematical study of control
Russian кибернети́ческий
- кибернети́ческий (kibernɛtíčeskij)relating to the mathematical study of control
Spanish cibernético, cibernético
- cibernéticorelating to the mathematical study of control
- cibernéticorelating to computers and the Internet
Swedish cybernetisk
- cybernetiskrelating to the mathematical study of control
Ukrainian кібернети́чний
- кібернети́чний (kibernetýčnyj)relating to the mathematical study of control
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cybernetic
Cite this entry
cybernetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybernetic
“cybernetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybernetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybernetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybernetic.
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