#0excludeGlossary, operating by its own mechanism when actuated by some impersonal influence, as for example, a change in current strength, pressure, temperature, or mechanical configuration.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
automatic (adjective)1.
a) largely or wholly involuntary , especially - reflex automatic blinking of the eyelids
b) acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously
c) done or produced as if by machine - mechanical the answers were automatic
2.
having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism - an automatic transmission
3.
of a firearm firing repeatedly until the trigger is released spontaneous
1.
a machine or apparatus that operates as - automatically
a) an automatic firearm
b) an automatic transmission
2.
a semiautomatic firearm
3.
- audible
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
automatic (adjective)1.
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
SYNONYMS:
instinctive, instinctual, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanic, mechanical, robotic, spontaneousRELATED WORDS:
conditioned, natural, Pavlovian, reactive, reflex, simple, subliminal, unconscious, unforced, visceral; blind, inadvertent, unintended, unintentional, unwilling, unwitting; abrupt, quick, ready, sudden; ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprompted, unreasoned, unrehearsed, unstudied; casual, chance, chancy, haphazard, hasty, hit-or-miss, impetuous, impulsive, mindless, random, rashNEAR ANTONYMS:
calculated, conscious, cultivated, deliberate, designed, intended, intentional, predetermined, prepared, projected, refined, rehearsed, volitional, voluntary, willed, willful ( wilful); advised, aforethought, careful, considered, foresighted, forethoughtful, measured, meticulous, reasoned, studied, thoughtful2.
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
SYNONYMS:
automated, automatic, robotic, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulatingRELATED WORDS:
mechanical, motorized, nonmanual; computerized; aiding, helping; easing, relieving; time-saving; semiautomaticAutomatic (Wikipedia)
Automatic may refer to:
Automatic (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- automatick (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from French automatique, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-moving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self, myself”) + μέμαα (mémaa, “to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire”).
Pronunciation
- (UK)
self-flowering, auto-flowering, auto, autoflower, automatic strain
