robotic

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English

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Etymology

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robot +‎ -ic.

Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.

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Adjective

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robotic (comparative more robotic, superlative most robotic)

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
    • 1941 May, Isaac Asimov, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 50:
      You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy.
    • 2000 August 20, Caryn James, “The Nation; When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss”, in The New York Times[1]:
      In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch.
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French robotique. By surface analysis, robot +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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robotic m or n (feminine singular robotică, masculine plural robotici, feminine and neuter plural robotice)

  1. robotic

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