Android Meaning
/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
nounAn artificial human.
Sentence Examples
The development of applications for Android is possible from today.
An android is a kind of robot.
If something's an android, it's also a robot.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the movie, the humanoid ____ could perfectly mimic human facial expressions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My new smartphone uses the ____ operating system for its apps.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"SL4A brings scripting languages to Android by allowing developers to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device, according to Google Labs."
— 2010 July 17, “PHP development comes to Google Android”, in Reuters:
"Both Androids and iPhones have a timer that can delay taking a photo by up to 10 seconds."
— 2016, Technology Made Easy: Simple Ways to Use Your Computer, Phone, and Other Electronic Devices, Peachtree City, Ga.: FC&A Publishing, →ISBN, page 317:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the movie, the humanoid ____ could perfectly mimic human facial expressions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My new smartphone uses the ____ operating system for its apps.