automaton

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”). Doublet of automat. === Pronunciation === enPR: ô-tŏm'ə-tən, ô-tŏm'ə-tŏn, ə-tŏm'ə-tŏn, IPA(key): /ɔːˈtɒmətən/, /-ˌtɒn/, /ə-/ === Noun === automaton (plural automatons or automata) A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. July 12, 1816, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Kercheval Monticello A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so on 'til the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton. A toy in the form of a mechanical figure. (dated) The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination. ==== Hyponyms ==== robot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === automatum === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton), neuter of αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos, “self-moving, self-willed”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯ˈtɔː.ma.ton] === Noun === automaton n (genitive automatī); second declension automaton contraption device ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type). === Adjective === automaton inflection of automatos: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === Related terms === === Further reading === “automaton”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English automaton, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”). === Pronunciation === (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌawtoˈmaton/ [ˌau̯.t̪oˈma.t̪on] Rhymes: -aton, -on Hyphenation: au‧to‧ma‧ton === Noun === automaton (plural automaton-automaton or automaton2) automaton Synonym: otomat (Indonesia) A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. === Further reading === "automaton" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017