automaton

English Thesaurus

1. a mechanism that can move automatically (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	mechanism,
definition	:	device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	android, humanoid, mechanical man,
definition	:	an automaton that resembles a human being (noun.artifact)

2. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way (noun.person)

hypernym	:	anomaly, unusual person,
definition	:	a person who is unusual (noun.person)

3. a mechanism that can move automatically (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	automatise, automatize,
definition	:	turn into an automaton (verb.change)

derivation	:	automatic,
definition	:	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control (adj.all)

4. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way (noun.person)

derivation	:	automatise, automatize,
definition	:	turn into an automaton (verb.change)

derivation	:	automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotic, robotlike,
definition	:	resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine (adj.all)

5. a mechanism that can move automatically (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	automatise, automatize,
definition	:	turn into an automaton (verb.change)

derivation	:	automatic,
definition	:	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control (adj.all)

6. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way (noun.person)

derivation	:	automatise, automatize,
definition	:	turn into an automaton (verb.change)

derivation	:	automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotic, robotlike,
definition	:	resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine (adj.all)