Definitions For Waldo

Noun

WALDO (plural s or waldoes) A remote manipulation system in which a slave device mimics the motions of a master device manipulated directly by the operator.

Translations

{{trans-top}} Dutch: robotarm, m

Etymology

From the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo, published in Astounding in 1940, derived from the name of the eponymous protagonist, Waldo F. Jones, who invented remote manipulators to overcome his own wikipedia:myasthenia gravis, myasthenia gravis.

Anagrams

woald

Is Waldo a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10

The word Waldo is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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