android

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈændrɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈændrɔɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′droid)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•droid /ˈændrɔɪd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a robot in the human form.
See -andro-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•droid  (an′droid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an automaton in the form of a human being.
  • Neo-Latin androīdēs. See andr-, -oid
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
android / ˈændrɔɪd/
  1. (in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being
  1. resembling a human being
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Greek androeidēs manlike; see andro-, -oid
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Android / ˈændrɔɪd/
  1. a software package for smartphones, including many application programs
  2. a smartphone that uses this software
'android' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
andr- - droid

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