"robotic" meaning in English

See robotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/ [UK], /ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/ [UK], /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/ [Canada, US], [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪk] [Canada, US], /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪk/ [General-Australian], [ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪk] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-robotic.wav Forms: more robotic [comparative], most robotic [superlative]
enPR: rō-bŏ′tik [Canada, US] Etymology: robot + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃erbʰ-}}, {{suffix|en|robot|ic}} robot + -ic, {{coin|en|Isaac Asimov|in=1941|nat=American|occ=science fiction author}} Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 Head templates: {{en-adj}} robotic (comparative more robotic, superlative most robotic)
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc. Wikipedia link: en:Liar! (short story) Categories (topical): Personality, Robotics Translations (of, relating to, or resembling a robot): robotik [masculine] (Albanian), robotike [feminine] (Albanian), رُوبُوتِيّ (rōbōtiyy) (Arabic), rubutescu [masculine] (Aromanian), rubuteascã [feminine] (Aromanian), robòtic (Catalan), robotický (Czech), robota (Esperanto), robotti- (Finnish), robotique (French), რობოტული (roboṭuli) (Georgian), ρομποτικός (rompotikós) (Greek), robotico (Italian), robotique (Norman), robotyczny (Polish), robótico (Portuguese), robotic (Romanian), роботизи́рованный (robotizírovannyj) (Russian), robótico (Spanish), robotik (Turkish)

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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling a robot",
      "word": "robótico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling a robot",
      "word": "robotic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "robotizírovannyj",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling a robot",
      "word": "роботизи́рованный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling a robot",
      "word": "robótico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling a robot",
      "word": "robotik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "robotic"
}

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