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• Mechanical Galleon — Material Gilt brass, steel and other materials Size 78.5cm long and 104 cm high Created c. 1585. in Augsburg …   Wikipedia

• automaton — ► NOUN (pl. automata or automatons) 1) a moving mechanical device resembling a human being. 2) a machine which operates according to coded instructions. ORIGIN Greek, from automatos acting of itself …   English terms dictionary

• automaton — [ô täm′ə tän΄, ô täm′ətən] n. pl. automatons or automata [ô täm′ətə] [L < Gr, neut. of automatos: see AUTOMATIC] 1. anything that can move or act of itself 2. an apparatus that automatically performs certain actions by responding to preset… …   English World dictionary

• Automaton — This article is about a self operating machine. For other uses of Automaton, see Automaton (disambiguation) or Automata (disambiguation). An automaton (plural: automata or automatons ) is a self operating machine. The word is sometimes used to… …   Wikipedia

• automaton — automatous, adj. /aw tom euh ton , tn/, n., pl. automatons, automata / teuh/. 1. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot. 2. a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without… …   Universalium

• automaton — [[t]ɔːtɒ̱mətən[/t]] automatons, automata (plural) [pr][[t]ɔːtɒ̱mətə[/t]][/pr] 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things… …   English dictionary

• mechanical man — noun an automaton that resembles a human being • Syn: ↑android, ↑humanoid • Hypernyms: ↑automaton, ↑robot, ↑golem …   Useful english dictionary

• automaton — au•tom•a•ton [[t]ɔˈtɒm əˌtɒn, tn[/t]] n. pl. tons, ta ( tə). 1) mac a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot 2) a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active… …   From formal English to slang

• automaton — noun (plural atons or automata) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, neuter of automatos Date: 1645 1. a mechanism that is relatively self operating; especially robot 2. a machine or control mechanism designed to follow …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• automaton —    Any thing that can move or act by itself a mechanical thing which automatically performs certain actions in response to preset controls, such as a metronome, a toy with clock works, a revolving model of the planetary system, etc. The plural… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• automaton — [ɔ: tɒmət(ə)n] noun (plural automata tə or automatons) 1》 a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being. 2》 a machine which performs a function according to a set of coded instructions. Origin C17: via L. from Gk, neut. of… …   English new terms dictionary