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English adjective: automatic | |||
| 1. | automatic operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | ||
| Samples | Automatic transmission. A budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts. | ||
| Similar | autoloading, automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven, self-acting, self-activating, self-loading, self-locking, self-moving, self-regulating, self-winding, semiautomatic, semiautomatic, smart | ||
| See also | mechanical | ||
| Antonyms | manual | ||
| 2. | automatic resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine | ||
| Samples | An automatic `thank you'. Machinelike efficiency. | ||
| Synonyms | automatonlike, machinelike, robotic, robotlike | ||
| Similar | mechanical | ||
| Antonyms | nonmechanical | ||
| 3. | automatic without volition or conscious control | ||
| Samples | The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light. A reflex knee jerk. Sneezing is reflexive. | ||
| Synonyms | reflex, reflexive | ||
| Similar | involuntary | ||
| Domain category | physiology | ||
| Antonyms | voluntary | ||
English noun: automatic | |||
| 1. | automatic (artifact) light machine gun | ||
| Synonyms | automatic rifle, machine rifle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon, machine gun | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assault gun, assault rifle, BAR, Browning automatic rifle | ||
| 2. | automatic (artifact) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | ||
| Synonyms | automatic pistol | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon, handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | ||
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