noun Download 🔗Share A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. Examples : "The factory used an automaton to assemble the toy cars, ensuring each one was built in exactly the same way. " technology machine computing device electronics inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. Examples : "Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton." human machine character person technology attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A formal system, such as finite automaton. Examples : "Professor Lee used a simple automaton to explain how a computer program recognizes specific patterns in text. " technology computing machine system logic science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A toy in the form of a mechanical figure. Examples : "The little girl loved the automaton in the shop window; it was a tiny mechanical ballerina that spun around and around. " technology entertainment machine item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination. Examples : "During his deep sleep, the man's heart continued to beat as an automaton, keeping him alive without any conscious thought. " physiology body medicine science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading