"automaton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɔːˈtɒmətən/, /-ˌtɒn/, /ə-/ Audio: en-us-automaton.ogg [US] Forms: automatons [plural], automata [plural]
enPR: ô-tŏm'ə-tən, ô-tŏm'ə-tŏn, ə-tŏm'ə-tŏn Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”). Doublet of automat. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}}, {{der|en|grc|αὐτόματον}} Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), {{doublet|en|automat}} Doublet of automat Head templates: {{en-noun|s|automata}} automaton (plural automatons or automata)
  1. A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. Translations (machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions): automat [masculine] (Albanian), αὐτόματον (autómaton) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), آلَة ذَاتِيَّة تَشْغِيل (ʔāla ḏātiyya tašḡīl) [feminine] (Arabic), أُوتُومَاتُون (ʔūtūmātūn) [masculine] (Arabic), ավտոմատ (avtomat) (Armenian), avtomat (Azerbaijani), аўтама́т (awtamát) [masculine] (Belarusian), autômato [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), автома́т (avtomát) [masculine] (Bulgarian), autòmat [masculine] (Catalan), ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ (talugisgi yvwi) (Cherokee), 自動機器 /自动机器 (zìdòng jīqì) (Chinese Mandarin), automat [masculine] (Czech), automat [common-gender] (Danish), automaat [masculine] (Dutch), aŭtomato (Esperanto), automaat (Estonian), autómato [masculine] (European Portuguese), automaatti (Finnish), automate [masculine] (French), ავტომატი (avṭomaṭi) (Georgian), Automat [masculine] (German), αυτόματον (aftómaton) [neuter] (Greek), स्वचालित यंत्र (svacālit yantra) [masculine] (Hindi), यंत्र मानव (yantra mānav) [masculine] (Hindi), मशीनी मानव (maśīnī mānav) [masculine] (Hindi), आटोमैटिक मशीन (āṭomaiṭik maśīn) [feminine] (Hindi), automata (Hungarian), sjálfvirki [masculine] (Icelandic), vélmenni [neuter] (Icelandic), automato (Ido), otomat (Indonesian), خودْکارِه (xodkâre) (Iranian Persian), ماشینِ خودْکار (mâšin-e xodkâr) (Iranian Persian), automa [masculine] (Italian), オートマトン (ōtomaton) (Japanese), 自動機械 (jidō-kikai) (alt: じどうきかい) (Japanese), автомат (avtomat) (Kazakh), 자동기계 (jadonggigye) (alt: 自動機械) (Korean), 오토머튼 (otomeoteun) (Korean), автомат (avtomat) (Kyrgyz), ຫຸ່ນຍົນ (hun nyon) (Lao), automatum [neuter] (Latin), automaton [neuter] (Latin), automāts [masculine] (Latvian), automatas [masculine] (Lithuanian), автома́т (avtomát) [masculine] (Macedonian), automaton (Malay), автомат (avtomat) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), automat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), automat [masculine] (Polish), automat [neuter] (Romanian), автома́т (avtomát) (Russian), ауто̀ма̄т [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), autòmāt [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), automat [masculine] (Slovak), avtomat [masculine] (Slovene), autómata [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), automat [common-gender] (Swedish), автомат (avtomat) (Tajik), худкора (xudkora) (Tajik), мошини худкор (mošin-i xudkor) (Tajik), мошини автоматӣ (mošin-i avtomati) (Tajik), หุ่นสมองกล (Thai), หุ่นยนต์ (hùn-yon) (Thai), เครื่องอัตโนมัติ (krʉ̂ʉang àt-dtà-noo-mát) (Thai), otomat (Turkish), awtomat (Turkmen), автома́т (avtomát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ئاۋتومات (awtomat) (Uyghur), avtomat (Uzbek), אויטאָמאַט (oytomat) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-automaton-en-noun-SPKKlL9g Disambiguation of 'machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions': 71 14 13 0 2
  2. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. Translations (person who acts like a machine or robot): робо́т (robót) [masculine] (Bulgarian), automate [feminine, masculine] (French), automa [masculine] (Italian), automaton (Malay), automat [masculine] (Polish), ро́бот (róbot) [masculine] (Russian), autómata [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-automaton-en-noun-XjFm-lYZ Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'person who acts like a machine or robot': 30 61 9 0 1
  3. A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton. Translations (formal system): autômato [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), автома́т (avtomát) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 自動機 /自动机 (zìdòngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), automat [masculine] (Czech), autómato [masculine] (European Portuguese), automaatti (Finnish), automate [masculine] (French), automata (Hungarian), automa [masculine] (Italian), オートマトン (ōtomaton) (Japanese), 오토매톤 (otomaeton) (Korean), автома́т (avtomát) [masculine] (Macedonian), automat [neuter] (Romanian), автома́т (avtomát) (Russian), automat [common-gender] (Swedish)
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translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Systems theory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 61 0 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 2 77 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 2 48 1 26 2 1 1 2 0 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 51 1 27 1 1 1 1 0 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 9 4 65 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 9 5 68 3 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 10 4 65 2 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 7 20 54 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 7 20 54 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 8 4 65 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 6 69 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 4 65 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 8 4 66 2 20 Disambiguation of 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Terms with Yiddish translations: 8 4 67 1 20 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 6 4 41 4 46 Disambiguation of 'formal system': 2 1 89 0 9
  4. A toy in the form of a mechanical figure. Translations (toy in the form of a mechanical figure): autômato [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), autómato [masculine] (European Portuguese), automate [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-automaton-en-noun-le0tVKKn Disambiguation of 'toy in the form of a mechanical figure': 0 1 0 98 0
  5. (dated) The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-automaton-en-noun-7tL42s6I Categories (other): Systems theory Disambiguation of Systems theory: 6 4 41 4 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: robot Related terms: automat, automatic, automation, automatization, automatize

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
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          "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
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          "word": "ავტომატი"
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          "roman": "aftómaton",
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          "roman": "autómaton",
          "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "svacālit yantra",
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          "roman": "yantra mānav",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "maśīnī mānav",
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          "word": "मशीनी मानव"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "āṭomaiṭik maśīn",
          "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "आटोमैटिक मशीन"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
          "word": "automata"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "avtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ավտոմատ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "avtomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "awtamát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аўтама́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autòmat"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "lang_code": "chr",
      "roman": "talugisgi yvwi",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zìdòng jīqì",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "自動機器 /自动机器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "aŭtomato"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "automaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "automaatti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "avṭomaṭi",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ავტომატი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "aftómaton",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αυτόματον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "autómaton",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αὐτόματον"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "svacālit yantra",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "स्वचालित यंत्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "yantra mānav",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "यंत्र मानव"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "maśīnī mānav",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मशीनी मानव"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "āṭomaiṭik maśīn",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "आटोमैटिक मशीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "automata"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sjálfvirki"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vélmenni"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "automato"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "otomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "ōtomaton",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "オートマトン"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じどうきかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "jidō-kikai",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "自動機械"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "avtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "автомат"
    },
    {
      "alt": "自動機械",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "jadonggigye",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "자동기계"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "otomeoteun",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "오토머튼"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "avtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "автомат"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "lang_code": "lo",
      "roman": "hun nyon",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ຫຸ່ນຍົນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "automatum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "automaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automāts"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automatas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "automaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "lang_code": "mn",
      "roman": "avtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "автомат"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa-ira",
      "roman": "xodkâre",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "خودْکارِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa-ira",
      "roman": "mâšin-e xodkâr",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ماشینِ خودْکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autômato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "European Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autómato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ауто̀ма̄т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autòmāt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avtomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autómata"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "avtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "автомат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "xudkora",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "худкора"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "mošin-i xudkor",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "мошини худкор"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "mošin-i avtomati",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "мошини автоматӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "หุ่นสมองกล"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "hùn-yon",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "หุ่นยนต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "krʉ̂ʉang àt-dtà-noo-mát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "เครื่องอัตโนมัติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "otomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "lang_code": "tk",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "awtomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "lang_code": "ug",
      "roman": "awtomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "ئاۋتومات"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "word": "avtomat"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "oytomat",
      "sense": "machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אויטאָמאַט"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "robót",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "робо́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automate"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "word": "automaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "róbot",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ро́бот"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "person who acts like a machine or robot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autómata"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zìdòngjī",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "自動機 /自动机"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "automaatti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automate"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "automata"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "ōtomaton",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "オートマトン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "otomaeton",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "오토매톤"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autômato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "European Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autómato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "avtomát",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "word": "автома́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "formal system",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "automat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "toy in the form of a mechanical figure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "automate"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "toy in the form of a mechanical figure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autômato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "European Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "toy in the form of a mechanical figure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autómato"
    }
  ],
  "word": "automaton"
}

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