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1. | [ adjective ] operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | |
Examples: | "automatic transmission" "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" |
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Related terms: | manual self-locking automated self-winding autoloading automated semiautomatic self-acting mechanical | |
2. | [ adjective ] like the unthinking functioning of a machine | |
Synonyms: | machinelike robotlike automatonlike | |
Examples: | "an automatic `thank you'" "machinelike efficiency" |
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Related terms: | mechanical | |
3. | [ adjective ] (physiology) without volition or conscious control | |
Synonyms: | reflexive reflex | |
Examples: | "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light" "a reflex knee jerk" "sneezing is reflexive" |
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Related terms: | physiology involuntary | |
4. | [ noun ] (military,arms) light machine gun | |
Synonyms: | machine_rifle automatic_rifle | |
Related terms: | machine_gun automatic_firearm bar assault_rifle | |
5. | [ noun ] (military,arms) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | |
Synonyms: | automatic_pistol | |
Related terms: | pistol automatic_firearm | |
Similar spelling: |
automat automatize automatism automatise automation automate audiometric automaton automated automotive audiometry audiometer |