animatronic

adjective

an·​i·​ma·​tron·​ic ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-nik 

: of, relating to, or being a puppet or similar figure that is animated by means of electromechanical devices

animatronically

ˌa-nə-mə-ˈträ-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of animatronic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Where a Parkville bar was plastered in bright orange in support of the Netherlands and a group of students created an animatronic Lionel Messi. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

The Stew Leonard’s grocery chain offers a Disney-like shopping experience, featuring food-promoting animatronic characters like a dancing banana, a mooing cow and singing avocados. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The carousel features animatronic characters in a rotating theater highlighting vignettes from various decades of the 20th century. — Joe Burbank, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for audio-animatronic

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing animatronic

• audio-animatronic

Rhymes for animatronic

• architectonic
• neoplatonic
• pathognomonic
• postganglionic
• preganglionic
• stereophonic
• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic