Definition

1. Noun:
   • A humanoid automaton: A machine or robot designed to look and move like a human being. It is a non-living, mechanically operated entity that imitates human form and sometimes actions.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The exhibition featured a 19th-century mechanical man that could write simple words.
  • In the science fiction story, the mechanical man served as a loyal companion to the inventor.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or literary contexts to describe early concepts of robots or androids before the modern terminology was established.
  • Early tales of artificial life often centered on the concept of a mechanical man.

Variants and Related Words

• Automaton (n): A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being; a robot.
• Android (n): A robot with a human appearance.
• Robot (n): A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer. (Note: "Robot" is a broader term that may not always resemble a human.)

Synonyms

• Automaton
• Android
• Humanoid robot

Related Phrases

• Clockwork man: A historical term similar to "mechanical man," emphasizing a device driven by clockwork mechanisms.
  • The novel described a intricate clockwork man built by a master craftsman.

Noun

1. an automaton that resembles a human being