Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
automaton
IPA transcription: [ɔt'ɑmət,ɑn]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
automaton, robot, golem
Meaning:
a mechanism that can move automatically
Synonyms:
automaton, zombi, zombie
Meaning:
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
Usage examples
I obeyed like an automaton.
Like an automaton John put down his brushes, and walked slowly to the gate.
But her head still twitched like an automaton and with a face contorted with bitter grief she began, without a word, beating her breast with her fist.