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Meanings of automaton in inglês

catalão
autòmata
espanhol
zombi

Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way.

autòmata
português
robot
catalão
robot
espanhol
robot

A mechanism that can move automatically.

robot

A self-operating machine or mechanism.

Synonyms
Examples for "automata"
Examples for "automata"
1
Today it was crowded with domestic automata, all the same model char-engine.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
2
Yet it does not lack vigor, nor are his puppets merely automata.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
3
Vaucanson, however, did not confine himself merely to the making of automata.
Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance
4
There they stood, automata, representatives of the society which streamed past them.
Democracy, an American novel
5
It couldn't train the new one in sculpture, though, since automata couldn't speak.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
Usage of automaton in inglês
1
An automaton, he responds to external stimuli; he cannot order his thought.
Bring the Jubilee
2
The very presence of the automaton chilled and dispirited the impatient visitor.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
3
An automaton by Thomas Kuntz, part of the collection at Bleak House.
Cabinet of Curiosities
4
Surely this proud automaton of Hapsburg was growing lowly in his tastes.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
5
He marched straight to Morrison with the stiff jerkiness of an automaton.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
6
The red automaton opposite lapsed into silence, nodded, and followed his example.
The Return of the Native
7
Before that the woman had been to me a mere ministering automaton.
A Far Country — Volume 3
8
The Countess turned her head round to Caroline like an astonished automaton.
Evan Harrington — Volume 6
9
We thus see what a perfect automaton the human body may become.
Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism / H...
10
As he spoke he pointed toward the miniature automaton in Locke's hands.
The Master Mystery
11
Parkins, the immaculate, the silent, the perfect automaton, asked an eager question.
The Great Impersonation
12
He was like an automaton, crossing the road to the opposite shoulder.
Table for five
13
As to the automaton, Mrs. Beaufort, Robert made sure of her discretion.
Night and Morning, Volume 5
14
Five minutes more of anguish, and he sprang up like an automaton.
Born in Exile
15
He who had brightened a moment before now spoke like an automaton.
A Man and His Money
16
You moved like a complex automaton, like what you thought I was.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
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Automaton through the time
Automaton across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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