humaniform meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

humaniform

adj

Etymology From human + -iform.

Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.

The meaning of the word God or its equivalent in any other word, has been developed first from man's physical nature and wants, then from his intellectual. And has been all the time changing from the definite, visible, tangible, audible and humaniform, and plural, to the solitary, invisible, intangible, inaudible, and to the too indefinite for exact expression....1910, Lockhart Brooks Farrar, The Eternity of Matter: A Series of Discussions:
Darcy frowned slightly as he studied the robot. It was a new model, a little more humaniform than the older models were.1983, Isaac Asimov, The Robots of Dawn:

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We did our best with the humaniform medical equipment that was available.1988, Vernor Vinge, The Blabber:

noun

Etymology From human + -iform.

Computing, Engineering, Literature, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Publishing, Robotics, Science fiction, Sciences A robot resembling a human.