humanoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce humanoid in British English:
UK [ˈhju:mənɔɪd]
How to pronounce humanoid in American English:
US [ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- an automaton that resembles a human being
Word Origin
- humanoid
- 1912 (adj.), an anthropological hybrid from human + -oid. As a noun, from 1925. Earlier (1906) brand name of a type of cow's milk altered to be closer to human milk intended as food for infants.
Example
- 1. Kahn had children and adolescents play guessing games with a cute little humanoid named robovie .
- 2. The first is a humanoid one and it is clear he doesn 't really know what to do .
- 3. But despite their limitations , humanoid robots might yet prove invaluable in narrow , fixed roles in hospitals , schools and homes .
- 4. In westworld , the humanoid machines in a resort begin to behave outside their programming . They feel anger at being used as entertainment .
- 5. Now , the arrival of increasingly humanoid automatons in workplaces , in an era of high unemployment , is bound to provoke a reaction .