Automatic

Word AUTOMATIC
Character 9
Hyphenation automatic au to mat ic
Pronunciations /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Automatic"

What do we mean by automatic?

Acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control. adjective

Self-regulating. adjective

Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary. adjective

Acting or done as if by machine; mechanical. adjective

Capable of firing continuously until ammunition is exhausted or the trigger is released. adjective

Semiautomatic. adjective

An automatic machine or device. noun

An automatic firearm. noun

A semiautomatic firearm. noun

A transmission or a motor vehicle with an automatic gear-shifting mechanism. noun

(on automatic) Functioning by or as if by automatic machine or device. idiom

Acting as an automaton.

Conducted or carried on by self-acting machinery.

In physiology: Not voluntary; not under the control of, or not effected by, volition: said of certain muscular actions.

Not reflex: said, for example, of certain activities of ganglion-cells.

A car with automatic transmission.

A semi-automatic pistol.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Automatic

The word "automatic" in example sentences

No effort is required to dissolve them, which is the meaning of the term automatic liberation (rang-grol, self-liberation). ❋ Unknown (2006)

The term automatic data capture is also known as automatic identification and data capture. ❋ Unknown (2008)

1 The term 'automatic telephone dialing system' means equipment which uses a random or sequential number generator to produce telephone numbers to be called and to dial such numbers.' ❋ Brian Barrett (2011)

FOSTER: Now, Darling says he aims to ban what he called automatic bonuses and expects to introduce legislation putting that into effect in the next few weeks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What many companies went to was what we call automatic billing. ❋ Matt Baehr (2008)

To this Marill attached a crude form of modem, operating at 2,000 bits per second, which he called an automatic dialer. ❋ Katie Hafner (2001)

Thus what we call automatic is really an overflow of what has previously been stored up. ❋ Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose (N/A)

I think they do that because even though "automatic" is just "semi-auto", like my 1911, "automatic" just sounds more deadly to sheep who don't know any better. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oh yeah, my automatic is clean and functions flawlessly, D.P. My second choice; my ugly little Savage 110E bolt action also in 30-06. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The automatic is good for follow up shots on big game but the bolt action will typically be much more accurate than the automatic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"If you are enrolled in automatic payments to your credit card with a fixed payment amount (e.g. $300 monthly), effective March 6, 2009, your automatic payment will be changed to your monthly minimum payment due." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I recommend using NotePad++'s built-in automatic Backup feature along side this. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Every man should have a built-in automatic crap detector operating inside him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They assume the road network is exogenous, or in automatic equilibrium. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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