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ROBOT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does robot mean?

• ROBOT (noun)
The noun ROBOT has 1 sense:

1. a mechanism that can move automatically

Familiarity information: ROBOT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROBOT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mechanism that can move automatically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

robot; automaton; golem

Hypernyms ("robot" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "robot"):

android; humanoid; mechanical man (an automaton that resembles a human being)

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