android
[ an-droid ]
/ ˈæn drɔɪd /
noun
an automaton in the form of a human being.
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Origin of android
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android
/ (ˈændrɔɪd) /
noun
(in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being
adjective
resembling a human being
Word Origin for android
C18: from Late Greek androeidēs manlike; see andro-, -oid
Android
/ (ˈændrɔɪd) /
noun
trademark a software package for smartphones, including many application programs
a smartphone that uses this software
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android
"automaton resembling a human being," 1842, from Modern Latin androides (itself attested as a Latin word in English from 1727), from Greek andro- "human" (see andro-) + eides "form, shape." Greek androdes meant "like a man, manly;" cf. also Greek andrias "image of a man, statue." Listed as "rare" in OED 1st edition (1879), popularized from c.1951 by science fiction writers.
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android
[ ăn′droid′ ]
adj.
Possessing human features and form.
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