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automatic
[ aw-tuh-mat-ik ]
adjective
- having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently:
an automatic sprinkler system; an automatic car wash.
- Physiology. occurring independently of volition, as certain muscular actions; involuntary.
- done unconsciously or from force of habit; mechanical:
an automatic application of the brakes.
- occurring spontaneously:
automatic enthusiasm.
- (of a firearm, pistol, etc.) utilizing the recoil or part of the force of the explosive to eject the spent cartridge shell, introduce a new cartridge, cock the arm, and fire it repeatedly.
noun
- a machine that operates automatically.
- Football. audible ( def 2 ).
- an automobile equipped with automatic transmission.
automatic
/ ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk; ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
- performed from force of habit or without conscious thought; lacking spontaneity; mechanical
an automatic smile
- (of a device, mechanism, etc) able to activate, move, or regulate itself
- (of an act or process) performed by such automatic equipment
- (of the action of a muscle, gland, etc) involuntary or reflex
- occurring as a necessary consequence
promotion is automatic after a year
- of a firearm
- utilizing some of the force of or gas from each explosion to eject the empty shell case, replace it with a new one, and fire continuously until release of the trigger Compare semiautomatic
- short for semiautomatic See also machine
noun
- an automatic firearm
- a motor vehicle having automatic transmission
- a machine that operates automatically
Derived Forms
- automaticity, noun
- ˌܳٴˈپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٴ···· adverb
- ·ٴ··پ··ٲ [aw-t, uh, -m, uh, -, tis, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz··ٴ·· adjective
- non··ٴ···· adverb
- ܲ·-·ٴ·· adjective
- qua·si-·ٴ···· adverb
- ܲ··ٴ·· adjective
- sub··ٴ···· adverb
- ܲ··ٴ·· adjective
- un··ٴ···· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of automatic1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of automatic1
Idioms and Phrases
- on automatic, being operated or controlled by or as if by an automatic device.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
One proposal was giving tech companies automatic access to works such as books, films and TV shows to train AI models unless creators opted out.
Judges could also decide not to impose automatic ineligibility with her conviction, which would leave her free to stand in 2027 during an appeals process.
Second, the judges could convict her but make the ineligibility not automatic.
It said an automatic visa extension would avoid these issues.
Semi-automated offsides are designed to make the judgement of tight calls easier for officials by rendering key parts of the process automatic.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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