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# humanoid

adjective (humanoid); noun (a humanoid, humanoids)

«humanoid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#m1)
2. (noun) A robot, alien or creature that looks like a person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#m2)
3. (science) A word for early human-like species in old books; scientists today usually say «hominin» or «hominid». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x1)
- In the film, the aliens were humanoid, with two arms and two legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x2)
- Engineers build humanoid robots so they can walk up stairs like we do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x3)
- The statue had a humanoid shape but the head of a bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x4)
- A humanoid robot fell over when it tried to kick a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x5)
- Our class drew humanoid aliens for the space story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x6)
- Not every robot is humanoid; a robot vacuum is shaped like a disc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/#x7)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «humanoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanoid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«humanoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/humanoid.html) on Mova free.