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AndroidA man made by other means than the natural mode of reproduction. The automaton attributed to Albertus Magnus, which St. Thomas destroyed with his stick because its answers to his questions puzzled him, was such an android. Some have attempted to humanize a root called the mandrake, which bears a fantastic resemblance to a human being. In modern times, androids or robots have become commonplace in science fiction stories and films. (See also Mandragoras ) |
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"Android." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Android." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800226.html "Android." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800226.html |
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android an automaton resembling a human being; in science fiction, a synthetic human being. The term comes (in the early 18th century, in the modern Latin form) from modern Latin androides, from Greek anēr, andr- ‘man’ + the suffix -oid denoting form or resemblance.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "android." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "android." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-android.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "android." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-android.html |
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an·droid / ˈanˌdroid/ • n. (in science fiction) a robot with a human appearance. |
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"android." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "android." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-android.html "android." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-android.html |
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android
•avoid, Boyd, Coed, droid, Floyd, Freud, Lloyd, overjoyed, self-employed, unalloyed, underemployed, unemployed, void
•geoid • amoeboid (US ameboid)
•globoid • cuboid • gadoid • typhoid
•fungoid • discoid • tabloid • colloid
•celluloid • mongoloid • alkaloid
•coralloid • crystalloid • prismoid
•arachnoid • sphenoid • hominoid
•crinoid, echinoid
•solenoid • humanoid • paranoid
•hypoid • anthropoid • gabbroid
•android • steroid • thyroid • hydroid
•spheroid • meteoroid • Murgatroyd
•Polaroid
•haemorrhoid (US hemorrhoid)
•asteroid • schizoid • factoid • mastoid
•deltoid • planetoid • ovoid • trapezoid
•rhizoid
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"android." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "android." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-android.html "android." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-android.html |
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