Noun: automaton (automata,automatons) o'tó-mu,tón or o'tó-mu-tun
- A machine built to carry out some complex task, esp. one which can be programmed and with many movable parts
"The latest automaton can perform delicate surgical procedures";
- robot, golem
- A machine that operates on its own without the need for human control
"The factory floor was filled with automatons assembling car parts"
- Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
"only an automaton wouldn't have noticed";
- zombi, zombie
Derived forms: automata, automatons
Type of: actor, doer, mechanism, worker
Encyclopedia: Automaton