- 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.