automatic
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Etymology [edit]
From French automatique, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (automaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (automatos, “self-moving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”), from αὐτός (autos, “self, myself”) + μέμαα (memaa, “to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%O:t@"m{tIk/
- (US) IPA: /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%Ot@"m{tIk/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ætɪk
Adjective [edit]
automatic (not comparable)
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- The reaction was automatic: flight!
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
Synonyms [edit]
- (without conscious thought): perfunctory, thoughtless, instinctive
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Translations [edit]
capable of operating without external control
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acting without conscious thought
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describing a firearm which fires continuously
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Noun [edit]
automatic (plural automatics)
- A car with automatic transmission.
- I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.
- A semi-automatic firearm.
Antonyms [edit]
- (car with automatic transmission): stick, stickshift; manual transmission; standard transmission
Translations [edit]
A car with automatic transmission
A semi-automatic pistol
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