android

3 definitions found

android - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Android \An"droid\ ([a^]n"droid), Androides \An*droi"des\
     ([a^]n*droi"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form;
     'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.]
     A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
     [1913 Webster]

  Android \An"droid\, a.
     Resembling a man.
     [1913 Webster]

android - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  android
      n 1: an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: android,
           humanoid, mechanical man]