"不気味の谷" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

Forms: 不気味の谷 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (), (たに)), bukimi no tani [romanization]
Etymology: From 不気味(ぶきみ) (bukimi, “eerie, uncanny”) + の (no, noun modifier particle) + 谷(たに) (tani, “valley”). Coined by Masahiro Mori in 1970, to describe a dip in the likeability of a humanoid robot in relation to its resemblance to the human face to the point where it becomes "uncanny", before picking up again as the human resemblance nears perfection, thus forming a "valley". Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|不気味|ぶきみ|の||谷|たに|pos2=noun modifier particle|t1=eerie, uncanny|t3=valley}} 不気味(ぶきみ) (bukimi, “eerie, uncanny”) + の (no, noun modifier particle) + 谷(たに) (tani, “valley”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぶきみ の たに}} 不(ぶ)気(き)味(み)の谷(たに) • (bukimi no tani)
  1. uncanny valley Categories (topical): Robotics

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