Optimus
proper nounattested in dialogue
A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
proper noun
- 1
A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
Etymology
From Latin optimus; For optimum, optimate, optimal. Popularized by the fictional robot character Optimus Prime in the 1980s.
Forms
- plural
- Optimuses
optimist · A person who expects a favourable outcome.Optimist · A small centreboard sailing dinghy designed to train and…optimistic · Expecting the best in all possible ways.
Optimus · A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
option · One of a set of choices that can be made.or · Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses,…Or · A surname.