android Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an automaton that resembles a human being
    mechanical man; humanoid.

WordNet


An"droid, An*droi"des noun (Also<
  • Android
  • Androides
)
Etymology
Gr. of man's form; , , man + form.
Definitions
  1. A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
An"droid adjective
Definitions
  1. Resembling a man.

Webster 1913