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- [an-droid]
- /ˈæn drɔɪd/
- /ˈæn.drɔɪd/
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- [an-droid]
- /ˈæn drɔɪd/
Definitions of android word
- countable noun android In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being. 3
- uncountable noun android Android is an operating system for mobile phones and tablets. 3
- countable noun android An Android is a mobile phone or tablet that uses this software. 3
- noun android (in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being 3
- adjective android resembling a human being 3
- noun android a software package for smartphones, including many application programs 3
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Origin of android
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
From the New Latin word androīdēs, dating back to 1720-30. See andr-, -oid
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Parts of speech for Android
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adverb
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android popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for android
noun android
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
- cyborg — In science fiction, a cyborg is a being that is part human and part machine, or a machine that looks like a human being.
- robot — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
adj android
- hominoid — Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
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