Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auton

/ˈɑ.tɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: au-ton
IPA: /ˈɑ.tɑn/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

name

Example Sentences

"Not far away in the woods the Auton had been standing motionless under a tree. It was shaped like a man but it was not human."
"Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space."
""The Metrologan Order built the auton that was Ninth. How can you be so sure that she was not so well crafted that she really did have her own will?""

Etymology

Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑ.tɑn/
British English: /ˈɔː.tɒn/

Inflected Forms

autons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

automat automatic automation automatization automatize automaton

Rhymes With

houghton lawton broughton naughton mcnaughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton boughten

Questions

How do you pronounce auton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ.tɑn/.
What does auton mean?: A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Where does auton come from?: Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.

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