humanoid
part of speech
adjective (humanoid); noun (a humanoid, humanoids)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright. tree →
2) (noun) A robot, alien or creature that looks like a person. tree →
3) (science) A word for early human-like species in old books; scientists today usually say «hominin» or «hominid». tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and technology lessons, humanoid robots are robots built in the shape of a person so they can use stairs, tools and doors made for humans. In science fiction stories humanoid aliens are aliens that look roughly like people. Phrases: humanoid robot, humanoid alien, humanoid form, humanoid shape.
examples
- The museum had a humanoid robot that could wave and shake hands. tree →
- In the film, the aliens were humanoid, with two arms and two legs. tree →
- Engineers build humanoid robots so they can walk up stairs like we do. tree →
- The statue had a humanoid shape but the head of a bird. tree →
- A humanoid robot fell over when it tried to kick a ball. tree →
- Our class drew humanoid aliens for the space story. tree →
- Not every robot is humanoid; a robot vacuum is shaped like a disc. tree →
note
«Humanoid» means «like a human», not a real human; «-oid» means «like» (as in «asteroid» = like a star). Countable noun: a humanoid, two humanoids. Do not confuse with «human» or «humane» (kind). A robot that looks extremely real is often called an «android».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «humanoid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.