automatic
Meaning of automatic
adjective
- (of a device or process) working by itself with little or no direct human control.
an automatic kettle that switches itself off when it boils
calibration is fully automatic
- done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or attention.
automatic physical functions such as breathing
‘Nice to meet you,’ he said, with automatic politeness
- a gun that continues firing until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released.
the rapid fire of automatics
- a vehicle with automatic transmission.
a Mercedes 300SL five-speed automatic
- a mode of operation in which a particular function of a piece of equipment is performed automatically rather than manually.
the majority of users of this type of camera will shoot in automatic
mid 18th century: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’ (see automaton) + -ic.
Information about automatic
- The plural form of automatic is: automatics.
- Languages in which automatic is used:
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Hyphenation of automatic
au-to-matic
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- automatic is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
automatic synonyms
Meaning automatonlike:
automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike
Meaning reflex:
Meaning operated by or equipped with machines; having undergone a process of mechanization:
Meaning operated by a machine or machinery:
Meaning operated by largely automatic equipment:
Meaning (of instructions or data) programmed into an electronic device to control future action:
Meaning (of a system, device, etc.) adapted so as to be operated by computer:
Meaning (of a device) having or operating with components such as microchips and transistors that control and direct electric currents:
Meaning relating to or of the nature of robots:
Meaning not having or needing a crew or staff:
Meaning (of a person) doing or being a specified thing apparently naturally or automatically:
Meaning done without will or conscious control:
Meaning done or existing without one realizing:
Meaning relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct:
Meaning of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings:
Meaning not subject to conditions or to an antecedent condition; unconditional:
Meaning (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary:
Meaning acting or done without forethought:
Meaning expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences:
Meaning (of an act, remark, or state) not thought out or planned beforehand:
Meaning not done on purpose:
Meaning not planned or meant:
Meaning without having been commanded or invited:
Meaning (of a person) not aware of the full facts:
Meaning not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning:
Meaning done constantly or as a habit:
Meaning the stomach or belly:
automatic antonyms
Meaning relating to or done with the hands:
Meaning aware of and responding to one's surroundings:
Meaning done on purpose; deliberate:
Meaning done consciously and intentionally:
Translation of automatic
- German: automatisch, selbsttätig
- Portuguese: automático
- Spanish: automático, automática
- Italian: automatico
- French: automatique
Words that rhyme with automatic
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