Automaton
Definition of Automaton
Au`tom´a`ton
n.
1.
Any
thing
or
being
regarded
as
having
the
power
of
spontaneous
motion
or
action
.
So
great
and
admirable
an
automaton
as
the
world
.
- Boyle.
These
living
automata
,
human
bodies
.
- Boyle.
2.
A
self-moving
machine
,
or
one
which
has
its
motive
power
within
itself
; -
applied
chiefly
to
machines
which
appear
to
imitate
spontaneously
the
motions
of
living
beings
,
such
as
men
,
birds
,
etc
.
Related Words
anomaly
,
automatise
,
automatize
,
unusual
person
,
zombi
,
zombie
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