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English noun: automaton

1. automaton (person) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way


SamplesOnly an automaton wouldn't have noticed.


Synonymszombi, zombie


Broader (hypernym)anomaly, unusual person

2. automaton (artifact) a mechanism that can move automatically


Synonymsgolem, robot


Broader (hypernym)mechanism


Narrower (hyponym)android, humanoid, mechanical man









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