automaton
noun[C]
uk/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tən/us/ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ən/pluralautomatonsorautomatauk/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tə/us/ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ə/amachinethatoperatesonitsown without the need forhumancontrol, or apersonwhoactslike amachine, withoutthinkingorfeeling:
自动操作装置,机器人;机械行事的人I take the sameroutetoworkeveryday, like somesortof automaton.我每天按同一路线去上班,就像个机器人一样。
Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- animatronic
- automated
- automation
- backhoe
- chuck
- coffee machine
- concrete mixer
- crankshaft
- flywheel
- generator
- hoist
- mill
- shredder
- supersensitivity
- tabulator
- teleprompter
- telerobotics
- touchless
- water cooler