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cybernetically

cybernetically

1 8.0
In a way that acts like a machine or computer
  • adverb
  • /ˌsaɪbərˈnɛtɪkli/
  • Specialized
: cibernéticamente

Examples

  • Apparently, this will come with cybernetically enhanced laser sharks.

    Blog text (29)
  • I was cybernetically engineered to pilot a spacecraft.

  • You were cybernetically engineered to be a douchebag!

  • Cybernetically, we could refer to homeostatic balancing of elements.

    Blog text (7)
  • As Wiener observed, the applicability of cybernetically influenced approaches to the social sciences that postwar sociologists attempted to develop was imperfect.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The scientist explained how machines could learn cybernetically, adapting their processes based on new information.

  • In the futuristic movie, characters communicate cybernetically with devices implanted in their brains.

  • The company developed a cybernetically controlled drone that operates with incredible precision.

Synonyms

technologically
vscybernetically
36 4.2

In a way that uses machines or computers

describes control specifically by computers or feedback systems rather than general tools

How Automated

autonomously
3 5.3
automatically
  • Specialized
161 3.1
cybernetically
  • Specialized
1 8.0
manually
75 3.5

Surface Forms

cybernetically positive

Morphology

cybernetically = cybernetic (transparent) = cybernetic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'cybernetic'; the meaning 'in a cybernetic/technology-related way' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Cybernetically comes from the part cyber-, which goes back to the Greek word kybernetes meaning 'steersman' or 'pilot'. So, like a pilot who 'steers' a ship, cybernetically means 'controlled' or 'guided' by computers or machines.