English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αÏ
ÏÏμαÏον (automaton), neutral of αÏ
ÏÏμαÏÎ¿Ï (automatos) "selfmoving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous", from αÏ
ÏÏÏ (autos) "self, myself" + μÎμαα (memaa) "to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire".
Pronunciation
ô-tÅm'É-tÉn, /ÉËËtÉmÉtÉn/, /O:"tQm@t@n/
ô-tÅm'É-tÅn", /ÉËËtÉmÉËtÉn/, /O:"tQm@%tQn/
Noun
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en-noun|pl2=automata
- A machine, robot, or formal system designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
#:Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.
#:A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so on 'til the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. - Thomas Jefferson
- A toy in the form of a mechanical figure
Derived terms
cellular automaton
Translations
trans-top|machine, robot, or formal system
Albanian: t+|sq|automat|m|xs=Albanian
Croatian: t-|hr|automat|m
Czech: t-|cs|automat|m
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|ãªã¼ãããã³|trÅtomaton
Romanian: t-|ro|automat|n
Portuguese: t|pt|autômato|m
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
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