automatonnoun [ C ]
uk/ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tən/us/ɑːˈtɑː.mə.t̬ən/plural automatons or automata uk/-tə/usa machine that operates on its own without the need for human control, or a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling:
I take the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton.
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- automatic
- backhoe
- bot
- cash machine
- cement mixer
- cloud chamber
- compactor
- contraption
- crank
- elevator
- humidifier
- lift
- Mk
- mod cons
- plant
- rotor
- selector
- sensitive
- vending machine
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