"animatronics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-animatronics.wav
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks Etymology: Blend of animation + electronics, from the Disney trademark "Audio-Animatronics". Etymology templates: {{blend|en|animation|electronics}} Blend of animation + electronics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} animatronics (uncountable)
  1. A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds. Wikipedia link: ShowBiz Pizza Place, animatronics, the Rock-afire Explosion Tags: uncountable Related terms: animatronic Translations (form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves): animatroniikka (Finnish), animatronika [feminine] (Polish), animatrônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), animatrónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), аниматро́ника (animatrónika) [feminine] (Russian), animatronik [common-gender] (Swedish)
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