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automaton in Finnish

automaton in Finnish is automaatti — automaton means a mechanical device built to carry out a fixed set of movements or instructions on its own.

automaton in Finnish

automaatti
noun

What does "automaton" mean?

  1. noun A mechanical device built to carry out a fixed set of movements or instructions on its own.
    "The museum displayed a 19th-century automaton that could write letters with a tiny pen."
  2. noun A person who behaves in a dull, mechanical way, as if acting without feeling or thought.
    "He shuffled through his shift like an automaton, saying the same lines to every customer."
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automaton in a sentence

  • The museum displayed a 19th-century automaton that could write letters with a tiny pen.
  • The toymaker spent years building a clockwork automaton shaped like a bird.
  • He shuffled through his shift like an automaton, saying the same lines to every customer.

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What is "automaton" in Finnish?

"automaton" in Finnish is automaatti. automaton means: A mechanical device built to carry out a fixed set of movements or instructions on its own.

How do you use "automaton" in a sentence?

Example: "The museum displayed a 19th-century automaton that could write letters with a tiny pen." In Finnish, "automaton" is automaatti.

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