"humaniform" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more humaniform [comparative], most humaniform [superlative]
Etymology: human + -iform Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|human|iform}} human + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj}} humaniform (comparative more humaniform, superlative most humaniform)
  1. Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance. Translations (like a human or that of a human in form or appearance): homforma (Esperanto), człekokształtny (Polish), человекообра́зный (čelovekoobráznyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-humaniform-en-adj-qM3s6f8H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Noun

Forms: humaniforms [plural]
Etymology: human + -iform Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|human|iform}} human + -iform Head templates: {{en-noun}} humaniform (plural humaniforms)
  1. (science fiction) A robot resembling a human. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Robotics, Stock characters Synonyms: humanoid
    Sense id: en-humaniform-en-noun-GnDbxNKs Disambiguation of Robotics: 24 76 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 41 59 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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