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mechanoid

mechanoid noun: a robot that is designed to look and act like a human.

Noun

mechanoid (plural mechanoids)

  1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human.
    • Originally he'd entered the Game to rescue the others. He was a sanitation Mechanoid, programmed to clean, and, in theory, should have been immune to the Game's lure. But he wasn't.1990, Grant Naylor, Better Than Life
    Synonyms:
    android

Synonyms of mechanoid

Forms of mechanoid

pluralmechanoids

Origin of mechanoid

From mechano- + -oid.

Words formed from mechanoid

Questions about mechanoid

What does mechanoid mean?
Mechanoid means a robot that is designed to look and act like a human.
What part of speech is mechanoid?
Mechanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanoid?
The plural of mechanoid is mechanoids.

Words near mechanoid in the dictionary

  1. mechanographically
  2. mechanographist
  3. mechanographists
  4. mechanographs
  5. mechanography
  6. mechanoid
  7. mechanoids
  8. mechanoinsensitive
  9. mechanokinetic
  10. mechanokinetics
  11. mechanolatry

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