Definitions for automaton
ɔˈtɒm əˌtɒn, -tnau·tom·a·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. automaton, zombi, zombienoun

   someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way

   "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"

2. automaton, robot, golemnoun

   a mechanism that can move automatically

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. automatonnoun

   A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

2. automatonnoun

   A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.

3. automatonnoun

   A formal system, such as finite automaton.

4. automatonnoun

   A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.

5. Etymology: From αὐτόματον, neuter of αὐτόματος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Automatonnoun

   In the plural, automata. A machine that hath the power of motion within itself, and which stands in need of no foreign assistance. John Quincy

   Etymology: αυτόματον.

   For it is greater to understand the art, whereby the Almighty governs the motions of the great automaton, than to have learned the intrigues of policy. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica, Pref.

   The particular circumstances for which the automata of this kind are most eminent, may be reduced to four. John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Automaton

   An automaton (; plural: automata or automatons) is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions. Some automata, such as bellstrikers in mechanical clocks, are designed to give the illusion to the casual observer that they are operating under their own power. Since long ago, the term is commonly associated with automated puppets that resemble moving humans or animals, built to impress and/or to entertain people. Animatronics are a modern type of automata with electronics, often used for the portrayal of characters in films and in theme park attractions.

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1. automaton

   An automaton is a theoretical or abstract self-operating machine, capable of performing tasks on its own without human intervention. In the field of computer science, an automaton refers to a mathematical model of computation or a self-operating virtual machine that follows a predetermined sequence of operations or responds to specific inputs in a manner defined by a set of rules or algorithms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Automatonverb

   any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action

2. Automatonverb

   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

3. Etymology: [L. fr. Gr. , neut. of self-moving; self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. to strive. See Mean, v. i.]

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1. Automaton

   An automaton is a self-operating machine or robot.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Automaton

   aw-tom′a-ton, n. a self-moving machine, or one which moves by concealed machinery: a living being regarded as without consciousness: the self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination: a human being who acts by routine, without intelligence:—pl. Autom′atons, Autom′ata.—adjs. Automat′ic, -al.—adv. Automat′ically.—ns. Autom′atism, automatic or involuntary action: power of self-moving: power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independently of any direct or immediate stimulus from without: the doctrine that animals are automata, their motions, &c., being the result of mechanical laws; Autom′atist, one who holds the doctrine of automatism. [Gr. automatos, self-moving—autos, self, and a stem mat-, to strive after, to move.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of automaton in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of automaton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=automaton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Automaton
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=automaton
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automaton
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=automaton
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=automaton