English noun: automaton | |||
1. | automaton (person) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | ||
Samples | Only an automaton wouldn't have noticed. | ||
Synonyms | zombi, zombie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anomaly, unusual person | ||
2. | automaton (artifact) a mechanism that can move automatically | ||
Synonyms | golem, robot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | android, humanoid, mechanical man | ||