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Noun: automaton (automata,automatons)  o'tó-mu`tón or o'tó-mu-tun
  1. Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
    "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
    - zombi, zombie
     
  2. A mechanism that can move automatically
    - robot, golem

Derived forms: automata, automatons

See also: automatic, automatize

Type of: anomaly, mechanism, unusual person

Encyclopedia: Automaton

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