automaton
pronunciation
How to pronounce automaton in British English:
UK [ɔ:ˈtɒmətən]
How to pronounce automaton in American English:
US [ɔˈtɑmətən]
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- Noun:
- someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
- a mechanism that can move automatically
Word Origin
- automaton (n.)
- 1610s, from Latin automaton (Suetonius), from Greek automaton, neuter of automatos "self-acting," from autos "self" (see auto-) + matos "thinking, animated, willing," from PIE *mn-to-, from root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)).
Example
- 1. Cellular automaton traffic flow model considering intelligent transportation system .
- 2. Do you think I am an automaton -- a machine without feelings ?
- 3. A note of the automaton and recognizable languages .
- 4. " He 's an automaton " and " she 's running on autopilot " are part of the anthology of classic criticisms of senior managers .
- 5. Fuzzy operant conditioning probabilistic automaton bionic autonomous learning system and robot self-balancing control .