animatronics

English

Billy Bob of the Rock-afire Explosion, an animatronic at ShowBiz Pizza Place

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos
Proto-Italic *anamos
Latin animus
Latin anima
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin animō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin animatiōlbor.
English animation
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin ēlectricusbor.
English electric
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti
Proto-Hellenic *éimi
Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der.
English ion
blend
English electron
▲
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
▲
Latin -icusbor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ms
Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.
Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s
Proto-Germanic *-ōz
Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English -ics
English electronics
blend
English animatronics

    Blend of animation + electronics, from the Disney trademark "Audio-Animatronics". Compare -tronics.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/
    • Rhymes: -ɒnɪks
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    animatronics (uncountable)

    1. A form of robotics used to create robots that perform preset moves and prerecorded sounds.

    Translations

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