robotic

English

Etymology

robot +‎ -ic.

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/, /ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/

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• (US) enPR: rō-bŏt′ik IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪk/, [ɹoʊˈbɑɾɪk]

Adjective

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.

Related terms

• robopsychologist
• robot
• roboticist
• robotics

 

Translations

of, relating to, or resembling a robot

• Albanian: robotik m, robotike f
• Arabic: رُوبُوتِيّ (rōbōtiyy)
• Aromanian: rubutescu m, rubuteascã f
• Catalan: robòtic
• Czech: robotický
• Esperanto: robota (eo)
• Finnish: robotti-
• French: robotique (fr)
• Georgian: რობოტული (roboṭuli)
• Greek: ρομποτικός (el) (rompotikós)
• Italian: robotico (it)
• Norman: robotique
• Polish: robotyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: robótico (pt)
• Russian: роботизи́рованный (ru) (robotizírovannyj)
• Spanish: robótico
• Turkish: robotik (tr)

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “robotic”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “robotic n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• coorbit