android
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drɔɪd noun
an automaton in the form of a human being.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being |
| —adj | |
| 2. | resembling a human being |
| [C18: from Late Greek androeidēs manlike; see | |
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Android
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
android
"automaton resembling a human being," 1727, from Mod.L. androides, from Gk. andro- "human" + eides "form, shape." Listed as "rare" in OED (1879), popularized from c.1951 by science fiction writers.
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Medical Dictionary
android an·droid (ān'droid')
adj.
Possessing human features and form.
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Example sentences
If she was an android, only the captain's advanced skills would do, usually.
Until the android troopers showed up, nobody ever got shot, nobody was ever killed.
Android skins may be slow and tacky, but phone makers continue to use them.
All of these would require me to trundle along a magazine which takes up space, but my android phone resolves that.
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