automatic
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.
a machine that operates automatically.
Football. audible (def. 2).
an automobile equipped with automatic transmission.
Idioms about automatic
on automatic, being operated or controlled by or as if by an automatic device.
Origin of automatic
1synonym study For automatic
Other words from automatic
- au·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- au·to·ma·tic·i·ty [aw-tuh-muh-tis-i-tee], /ˌɔ tə məˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·au·to·mat·ic, adjective
- non·au·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-au·to·mat·ic, adjective
- qua·si-au·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sub·au·to·mat·ic, adjective
- sub·au·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·au·to·mat·ic, adjective
- un·au·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use automatic in a sentence
A Google representative told HKFP that the blurring was due to an algorithm error in its automatic blurring technology typically used to obscure faces and vehicle license plates, but did not provide further details.
Google Maps blurred “fight for freedom” and “democracy” graffiti in Hong Kong | Mary Hui | September 8, 2020 | QuartzThe youngest beginners on 50cc dirt bikes will have automatic transmissions—twist-and-go options.
Your kid wants a dirt bike. Here’s what to buy them. | By Serena Bleeker/Dirt Rider | September 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn addition, “If you pay through manual payments or make a prepayment on your automatic payments account, these fees may be charged after your payment has been fully spent.”
Advertisers to absorb Google’s digital services taxes in UK, Austria, Turkey | Ginny Marvin | September 1, 2020 | Search Engine LandGoogle Duo is taking it slow by testing automatic subtitles on Android and iOS, but only for previously recorded video and audio messages.
Learn how to add closed captions to video calls, Netflix, and more | David Nield | August 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceGoogle Duo, for example, is the latest app to test automatic closed captions, putting text on recorded video calls via the same artificial intelligence that powers the Google Assistant and the voice typing feature on Google Docs.
Learn how to add closed captions to video calls, Netflix, and more | David Nield | August 28, 2020 | Popular-Science
Hovering above the scene, commandos in helicopters were poised with automatic rifles.
Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe low crunch of packed dirt against rubber tire was overwhelmed by the ragged explosions of automatic gunfire.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead we heard the crackle of automatic gunfire and we could see gray smoke rising from the eastern side of the town.
In the Battle for Kobani, ISIS Falls Back. But for How Long? | Jamie Dettmer | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe now stands in the self-proclaimed caliphate, also holding a child as well as an automatic weapon.
In the same way the technical form and mechanism of production were presumed to respond to an automatic stimulus.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThis automatic suitable bass device does not interfere with the normal use of the stop-keys of the pedal department by hand.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIt was not purposely contrived, it was in automatic obedience to deeper impulses than she knew.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe launched into a long explanation of some scheme he had in mind for securing automatic balancing.
Uncanny Tales | VariousNo sooner had his feet hit the floor, however, than he felt the cold, stern prod of the barrel of an automatic.
British Dictionary definitions for automatic
/ (ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk) /
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 (def. 2)
short for semiautomatic (def. 2) See also machine (def. 5)
an automatic firearm
a motor vehicle having automatic transmission
a machine that operates automatically
Origin of automatic
1Derived forms of automatic
- automatically, adverb
- automaticity (ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun
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