Definition
Plural of automaton; mechanical devices made to resemble living creatures, or people who act without thinking or emotion.
Etymology
From Greek 'automatos' (self-moving) + Latin plural '-ons'. The concept dates to ancient times (Hero of Alexandria invented mechanical automata), but the modern English word came through Medieval Latin and French, describing both mechanical toys and people acting mechanically.
Kelly Says
Medieval and Renaissance craftsmen built incredible mechanical 'automatons'—clockwork monks that prayed, mechanical ducks that seemed alive—which fascinated royalty so much that some historians think they inspired early modern ideas about whether animals and even humans are just biological machines.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መስመሮች
mes-me-ro-ch
ARالعربية
روبوتات
roboot-at
CACatalà
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
CSČeština
automaty
aw-toh-ma-ty
DADansk
automatoner
aw-toh-ma-to-ner
DEDeutsch
Automaten
aw-toh-ma-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοματοποιήσεις
av-to-ma-to-poi-ē-se-is
ESEspañol
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
FAفارسی
خودکارها
khud-kar-ha
FISuomi
automatot
aw-toh-ma-to-t
FRFrançais
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
HAHA
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
HEעברית
אוטומטים
aw-to-mat-im
HUMagyar
automaták
aw-toh-ma-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
IGIG
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
ITItaliano
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
KKKK
автоматтар
aw-to-mat-tar
KO한국어
자동인형들
ja-dong-in-hyeong-deul
MRMR
ऑटोमॅटॉन
aw-toh-ma-ton
MSBahasa Melayu
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်သား automaton
lok-tha-aw-toh-ma-ton
NLNederlands
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
NONorsk
automatoner
aw-toh-ma-to-ner
PAPA
ਅਟੋਮੈਟਨ
a-toh-ma-tan
PLPolski
automatony
aw-toh-ma-to-ny
PTPortuguês
automatons
aw-toh-ma-tohn-s
RORomână
automaton-uri
aw-toh-ma-ton-u-ri
RUРусский
автоматоны
av-to-ma-to-ny
SVSvenska
automatoner
aw-toh-ma-to-ner
SWKiswahili
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
TAதமிழ்
ரோபோட்டுகள்
ro-bo-tu-gal
TEతెలుగు
రోబోట్లు
ro-bo-t-lu
THไทย
อัตโนมัติ
at-no-mat-ti
TLTL
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
TRTürkçe
automatonlar
aw-toh-ma-ton-lar
UKУкраїнська
автомати
av-to-ma-ty
VITiếng Việt
những automaton
nhu-thew aw-toh-ma-ton
YOYO
automaton
aw-toh-ma-ton
ZUZU
izwi automaton
i-zwi aw-toh-ma-ton