adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:rō-bŏ′tik
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:[ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪk]
Australian:/ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪk/
Australian:[ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪk]
CMU ARPABET:R OW2 B AA1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to mechanical robots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
among our robotic devices is a vacuum cleaner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
