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automaton - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'automaton' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Automaton [ v. i.]
- Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.
- A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.

Meaning of 'automaton' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . automaton [ n]
Meaning (1):
- someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
Example in sentence:
  • only an automaton wouldn't have noticed

Nearby Words:

autarchy authentic authentical authentically authenticalness authenticate authenticated authenticating authenticity authenticly

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