humanoid

[ hyoo-muh-noid or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˈhyu məˌnɔɪd or, often, ˈyu- /

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adjective

having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.

noun

a humanoid being: to search for humanoids in outer space.

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Origin of humanoid

First recorded in 1915–20; human + -oid

Words nearby humanoid

humanize, humankind, human leukocyte antigen, humanly, human nature, humanoid, human papilloma virus, human relations, human resources, human rights, human safari

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How to use humanoid in a sentence

The Massachusetts-based firm shook up the robotics industry in 2013 with its dynamic humanoid robot developed for the Pentagon research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA.
Boston Dynamics adds an ‘arm’ to its robotic dog Spot|Dalvin Brown|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The video features a pair of the company’s vaguely humanoid Atlas robots that do the running man along with a litany of other familiar dance moves you might expect from a background dancer in The Blues Brothers.
The Boston Dynamics robots are surprisingly good dancers|Stan Horaczek|December 31, 2020|Popular-Science
Several videos of the company’s robotic dog Spot, cat Cheetah and humanoid Atlas have gone viral, stoking admiration — and terror — across the Internet.
Robot dog firm Boston Dynamics is getting a new owner: Hyundai|Dalvin Brown|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Boston Dynamics is well known inside and out the industry for making some of the most advanced robotics systems on the planet, including BigDog and the humanoid Atlas.
Hyundai reportedly in talks to buy SoftBank-owned Boston Dynamics|Brian Heater|November 9, 2020|TechCrunch

From 2014 to 2018 he was also chief scientist at Hanson Robotics, the Hong Kong–based firm that unveiled a talking humanoid robot called Sophia in 2016.
Artificial general intelligence: Are we close, and does it even make sense to try?|Will Heaven|October 15, 2020|MIT Technology Review
What if, instead of saying oddly humanoid remarks like “I love cars,” Mitt decided to do more showing and less telling.
Mitt Can't Stop Putting His Foot In His Mouth|Mark Katz|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They're bipeds—lizardoid rather than humanoid—and are a fairly intelligent and law-abiding lot.
The Stars, My Brothers|Edmond Hamilton
However, if the Spican was wearing a suit of plastiflesh that looked remotely humanoid, I would at least stay and talk to him.
The Repairman|Harry Harrison
Vaguely humanoid in shape from the waist up, it was built more like a miniature military tank from the waist down.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Think of it this way—here's a race, obviously humanoid, on another star system.
What Rough Beast?|Jefferson Highe
The Venusians proved to be a humanoid race of people who used telepathy for communication.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for humanoid

humanoid

/ (ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

like a human being in appearance

noun

a being with human rather than anthropoid characteristics

(in science fiction) a robot or creature resembling a human being

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