Term: cybernetics: (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
Candidate hypernym: science: a particular branch of scientific knowledge → 1
Candidate hypernym: poundal: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons → 0
Candidate hypernym: firewater: any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hospital room: a room in a hospital for the care of patients → 0
Candidate hypernym: contingency fee: a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services) → 0
Candidate hypernym: balaenoptera: type genus of the Balaenopteridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: meditation: (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) → 0
Candidate hypernym: planarian: free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: fence line: a boundary line created by a fence → 0
Candidate hypernym: friction clutch: a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them → 0
Candidate hypernym: bell arch: a round arch resting on corbels → 0