Robot - English meaning

Robot – definitions in English dictionary

noun
(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.
Usage examples:
The robot closed the door behind us
Synonims:
Automaton Android Machine Golem Bot Droid
noun
Another term for crawler.
noun
A set of automatic traffic lights.
Usage examples:
Waiting at a robot i caught the eye of a young woman

noun
A mechanical device that works automatically or by computer control
Usage examples:
Industrial robots are replacing people.

noun
A machine that is controlled by a computer and does jobs automatically
Usage examples:
Most industrial robots work from a fixed position with restricted computer controlled movements., t…

Robot translation into English

Robot: translate from English into Chinese

机器人, 机械手

Robot: translate from English into Dutch

Robot, Automatisch, Machinemens, Automatisch verkeerssein

Robot: translate from English into French

Robot, Automate

Robot: translate from English into German

Roboter, Automat

Robot: translate from English into Hindi

रोबोट, यंत्रमानव, यंत्रमानव का

Robot: translate from English into Italian

Robot, Automa

Robot: translate from English into Korean

로봇, 기계 인간, 인조인간

Robot: translate from English into Russian

Робот, Автомат, Автоматический, Телемеханическое устройство

Robot: translate from English into Spanish

Robot, Autómata

Word origin

1920s: from Czech, from robota ‘forced labour’. The term was coined in K. Čapek's play R.U.R. ‘Rossum's Universal Robots’ (1920).

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Robot – similar words

robotics

plural noun
The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
Usage examples:
Civilian research on robotics is advancing swiftly

noun
The science of designing and operating robots

noun
The science of making and using robots
Usage examples:
Workers were being laid off as plants used more robotics in their assembly lines.

Robotics - all meanings in English

robotic

adjective
Relating to or of the nature of robots.
Usage examples:
A robotic device for performing surgery

adjective
(of a person or someone's behavior) like a robot in seeming to be mechanical or automatic
Usage examples:
He spoke in a robotic monotone.

adjective
Like or relating to a robot
Usage examples:
Japanese researchers have led the world in advances in robotic engineering., robotic surgery is mor…

Robotic - all meanings in English

Robot synonims

android

noun
(in science fiction) a robot with a human appearance.
Usage examples:
A space station inhabited only by androids

noun
A robot (= mechanical device) that looks like a person
Usage examples:
He acted just like an android, avoiding any expression of feelings.

Android - all meanings in English

automaton

noun
A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.
Usage examples:
A collection of 19th century french automata: acrobats, clowns, and musicians

noun
A machine that operates on its own without the need for human control, or a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling
Usage examples:
I take the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton.

Automaton - all meanings in English

bot

noun
An autonomous program on the internet or another network that can interact with systems or users.
Usage examples:
You can program your bot to store data in the database of your choice

noun
The larva of the botfly, which is an internal parasite of horses.
Usage examples:
There are multiple species of bots that affect horses, mules, and donkeys

abbreviation
(with reference to journal titles) botanic; botanical; botany.

Bot - all meanings in English

droid

noun
A robot (= a machine controlled by computer) that is made to look like a human
Usage examples:
She provided the voice of evil droid tc-14 in the movie star wars: the phantom menace.

Droid - all meanings in English

golem

noun
(in jewish legend) a clay figure brought to life by magic.
Usage examples:
The golem of jewish legend, for example, is a powerful automaton.

Golem - all meanings in English

machine

noun
An apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.
Usage examples:
A fax machine

verb
Make or operate on with a machine.
Usage examples:
The cylinder covers are waiting to be machined

noun
A device with moving parts that uses power to do work of a particular type
Usage examples:
A sewing/washing machine, an answering machine, he was a product of an old-line party machine.

Machine - all meanings in English

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