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au·to·mat·ic
(ô'tə-măt'ĭk) 
adj.
automaticity au'to·ma·tic'i·ty (-mə-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
adj.
- Acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control: an automatic light switch; a budget deficit that triggered automatic spending cuts.
- Self-regulating: an automatic washing machine.
- Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary: automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eyes in strong light. See synonyms at spontaneous.
- Acting or done as if by machine; mechanical: an automatic reply to a familiar question.
- Capable of firing continuously until ammunition is exhausted or the trigger is released: an automatic rifle.
- Semiautomatic: an automatic pistol.
- An automatic machine or device.
- An automatic firearm.
- A semiautomatic firearm.
- A transmission or a motor vehicle with an automatic gear-shifting mechanism.
- Football. See audible.
on automatic
- Functioning by or as if by automatic machine or device.
[From Greek automatos : auto-, auto- + -matos, willing.]
automatically au'to·mat'i·cal·ly adv.automaticity au'to·ma·tic'i·ty (-mə-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
WORD HISTORY The words automatic pilot or automatic transmission bring to mind mechanical devices that operate with minimal human intervention. Yet the word automatic, which goes back to the Greek word automatos, "acting of one's own will, self-acting, of itself," made up of two parts, auto-, "self," and -matos, "willing," is first recorded in English in 1748 with reference to motions of the body, such as the peristaltic action of the intestines: "The Motions are called automatic from their Resemblance to the Motions of Automata, or Machines, whose Principle of Motion is within themselves." Although the writer had machines in mind, automatic could be used of living things, a use we still have. The association of automatic chiefly with machinery may represent one instance of many in which we have come to see the world in mechanical terms.
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automatic
adjective
- Acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning: impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, reflex, spontaneous, unpremeditated. See planned/unplanned.
- Performed or performing automatically and impersonally: mechanical, perfunctory. See concern/unconcern.
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automatic
adj
Definition: done by habit
Antonyms: thought-out
adj
Definition: done or made by machine
Antonyms: by hand, manual
adj
Definition: occurring as natural consequence
Antonyms: stilted, unnatural
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automatic
adj. (of a firearm) self-loading and able to fire continuously until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released.
n.a gun that continues firing until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released.
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Said of a door, window, or other opening protective device that is so constructed and arranged that, when actuated by a predetermined temperature or rise in temperature, it will operate as intended.
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automatically
IN BRIEF: Something done without thinking or mechanically without intervention.
The dryer shut off automatically.
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automatic
sign description: Both L-hands make a rocking motion on the chest.
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automaticity
The ability of cells, after activity, to depolarize spontaneously, and then initiate a propagated, transmembranous, action potential; in healthy hearts only the sinus node cells reach threshold potential without an external stimulus.
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categories related to 'automaticity'
- Physiology - automaticity: capacity for self-excitation
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Automatic
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Automatic may refer to:
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Technology
- Automatic transmission, or a car with an automatic transmission
- Automatic firearm
- Automatic variable
- Automatic watch
- Automatic (automobile), a defunct American automobile company
Music
Bands
- Automatic (band), a 1990s hardcore band
- The Automatic, a band
Albums
- Automatic (Dweezil Zappa album)
- Automatic (Gary Numan album)
- Automatic (Le Car album), an album by Le Car (band)
- Automatic (The Stitches album)
- Automatic (The Jesus and Mary Chain album)
- Automatic (The Turbo A.C.'s album)
- Automatic for the People, an album by R.E.M.
- Automatic (VNV Nation album)
Songs
- "Automatic" (Danny Fernandes song), a song by Danny Fernandes from the album AUTOMATICLUV
- "Automatic" (Hikaru Utada song), a song by Hikaru Utada released as the double A-side single "Automatic/Time Will Tell" in 1998
- "Automatic Pt. II", by Hikaru Utada, released under the stage name Utada, from the 2009 album This Is the One
- "Automatic" (Prince song), a song by Prince from the album 1999
- "Automatic" (Pointer Sisters song)
- "Automatic" (Teairra Mari song), on her 2009 album, At That Point
- "Automatic" (Tokio Hotel song), the English language version of the song "Automatisch" by the German group Tokio Hotel on their 2009 album Humanoid
- "Automatic", a song by The Dismemberment Plan on Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)
- "Automatic", a song by The Red Devils on the album King King
- "Automatic", a song by Less Than Jake on the album Losing Streak
- "Automatic", a song by Weezer on Weezer (2008 album)
- "Automatik", a 2010 single by Livvi Franc from her album Livvi Franc
- "Automatic", a song by Nicki Minaj on the album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
- "Automatic", a song by Amaranthe on Amaranthe (album)
Film
- Automatic (1994 film), an action film starring Olivier Gruner
- Automatic (2001 film), starring Jazsmin Lewis
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Automatic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - automatisk, selvvirkende
n. - automatisk riffel, automatisk pistol
idioms:
- automatic pilot autopilot, automatisk pilot
- fully automatic fuldautomatisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
automatisch, werktuiglijk, instinctmatig, automatisch apparaat (b.v. geweer), automaat (auto)
Français (French)
adj. - automatique, instinctif
n. - automatique, (GB, Aut) voiture à boîte/transmission automatique
idioms:
- automatic pilot (Aviat) être en pilotage/sur pilote automatique
- fully automatic entièrement automatique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - automatisch, selbsttätig, mechanisch
n. - Automat, (halb)automatische Feuerwaffe, Automatikgetriebe
idioms:
- automatic pilot Autopilot, automatische Kurssteuerung
- fully automatic vollautomatisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτόματος, αυτενεργός, μηχανικός
n. - αυτόματο (πολυβόλο), αυτοκίνητο με αυτόματες ταχύτητες
idioms:
- automatic pilot (τεχνολ.) αυτόματος πιλότος
- fully automatic πλήρως αυτόματος
idioms:
- automatic pilot pilota automatico
- fully automatic completamente automatico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - automático, involuntário (Psicol.)
n. - automático (m) (Téc.), arma (f) de fogo automática
idioms:
- automatic pilot piloto (m) automático (Aer.)
- fully automatic totalmente automático
Русский (Russian)
автоматический, пистолет, механический, инстинктивный
idioms:
- automatic pilot автопилот, не надо было думать, машинально действовать
- fully automatic полностью автоматизированный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - automático, mecánico, instintivo
n. - automático
idioms:
- automatic pilot piloto automático
- fully automatic completamente automático
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - automatisk
n. - automat, bil med automatlåda
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自动装置的, 自动的, 必然的, 习惯性的, 无意识的, 当然的, 自动机械, 自动变速器, 自动手枪
idioms:
- automatic pilot 自动驾驶仪, 自动操舵装置
- fully automatic 全自动的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 自動裝置的, 自動的, 必然的, 習慣性的, 無意識的, 當然的
n. - 自動機械, 自動變速器, 自動手槍
idioms:
- automatic pilot 自動駕駛儀, 自動操舵裝置
- fully automatic 全自動的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자동의, 기계적인, 무의식적인
n. - 자동 기계[장치]
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自動機械, 自動小銃, オートマチック車
adj. - 自動の, 無意識の, 習慣的な, 機械的な
idioms:
- automatic pilot 自動操縦装置
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أوتوماتيكي, آلي (الاسم)
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אוטומטי, נעשה מאליו ללא מחשבה או כוונה, נחוץ ובלתי-נמנע, נעשה באופן תת-הכרתי, פועלת בעצמה, ללא התערבות אדם (מכונה), יורה כל זמן שיש תחמושת והאצבע לוחצת על ההדק (כלי-נשק), פועל על מהלכים המתחלפים מעצמם עם המהירות והתאוצה (רכב)
n. - אקדח אוטומטי, מתקן אוטומטי, רכב עם מהלכים המתחלפים
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