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How to pronounce automaton in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms zombi, zombie
Type of somebody, someone, soul, individual, mortal, person
Derivation automatic, automatise, automatize


only an automaton wouldn't have noticed.
Type Words
Synonyms golem, robot
Type of mechanism
Has types mechanical man, humanoid, android
Derivation automatic, automatize

Examples of automaton

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All three types of patterns formed by this automaton are visible in this image.
From the en.wikipedia.org
My favourite part is when Isabelle and Hugo watch the automaton write and draw.
From the guardian.co.uk
A real automaton who never lets up, never forgets the slightest error you make?
From the time.com
That he was not the hard-hearted political automaton of popular legend after all.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Every Christian in the pews is an automaton waiting for their marching orders.
From the stltoday.com
It features a female humanoid automaton standing by a basin filled with water.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If the final state is an accepting state, then the automaton accepts the word.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An Internet search turned up references to the Franklin Institute's automaton.
From the post-gazette.com
An internet search turned up references to the Franklin Institute's automaton.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
  • A mechanism that can move automatically
  • An automaton (plural: automata or automatons) is a self-operating machine. The word is sometimes used to describe a robot, more specifically an autonomous robot. An alternative spelling, now obsolete, is automation.
  • Automatons is a 2006 black-and-white horror film about a war against robots. The movie was made under the working title Death to the Automatons. Christine Spencer, Angus Scrimm, and Brenda Cooney star. John Levene, Don Wood and Executive Producer Larry Fessenden have supporting roles. ...
  • (Automatons (album)) Automatons is the second solo album by Svoy. It was released August 19, 2009 on P-Vine Records/Blues Interactions.
  • (Automata (album)) Automata is the debut album by singer/ songwriter Jai Agnish.
  • A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions; A formal system, such as finite automaton; A toy in the form of a mechanical figure
  • (Automata) Plural of an automaton and refers to figures that are relatively self-operating and capable of performing multiple complex movements. Early examples feature doll-like bodies with composition or bisque heads.
  • (Automata) a description of machines which enable wonders in temples by mechanical or pneumatical means (e.g. automatic opening or closing of temple doors, statues that pour wine, etc.). See Automaton.