noun, adj — 6 senses
/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/
Etymology 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.
A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
An artificial human.
Etymology 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.
Possessing human qualities.
Characteristic of men.
Etymology See android.
Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Mobile telephony, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications, Telephony A mobile phone running on Android OS.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for android and Android.