AUTOMATON


Meaning of AUTOMATON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtä-mə-tən, -mə-ˌtän ]

noun

( plural -atons or au·tom·a·ta -mə-tə, -mə-ˌtä)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, neuter of automatos

Date: 1645

1. : a mechanism that is relatively self-operating ; especially : robot

2. : a machine or control mechanism designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of operations or respond to encoded instructions

3. : an individual who acts in a mechanical fashion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.