automatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌoː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (Australia)
- [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] (Canada, cot-caught-merger)
- (California) audio
- /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (US)
- [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] (US)
- [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), 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”). The original pronunciation, apparently with stress on the second syllable, was after the ultimate Greek base.
Meanings
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Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
"But you know of the automatic card-player?" […] Carrados had heard more than once casual allusions to a wonderful mechanical contrivance that played cards with discrimination.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
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Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
The reaction was automatic: flight!
"I don't know why! Sometimes I feel like a girl! Sometimes a guy! I don't know why I feel that way! I just do! Always have! I can't remember not feeling this way! How do you explain something as natural and automatic to you as breathing?!"
2021 November 10, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Nov 10, 2021:
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Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
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(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.
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(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
From a little hand-bag he extracted his automatic pistol, which he put upon the mantelpiece.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).
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(of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
Automatic variables are created on the stack. They are valid only from the point where they are declared to the end of the function.
2012, Robert Clair, Learning Objective-C 2.0: A Hands-on Guide:
- (of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most automatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dubious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more automatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| automatick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
voluntary · manual · non-automatic
Coordinates
burst mode · semi-automatic · pump action · selective action · bolt action · lever action
Deriveds
nonautomatic · automatic pilot · automatic writing · automagic · automatic teller · automatic differentiation · automatic litter box · automatic data processing machine · automatic distance control · section automatic weapon · automatic rifle · automatic pencil · laundromat · fully-automatic · fully automatic time · -o-matic · automatist · automatically · automatic door · automaticity · automatic transmission · semi-automatic transmission · Instamatic · manumatic · automatic half-barrier level crossing · biautomatic · automatic leveling system · pseudoautomatic · automaticness · automatical · automatic train control · superautomatic · teleautomatic · automatic teller machine · semi-automatic · squad automatic weapon
Descendants
audomadik · automatik · automatik
Relateds
automobile · automagical · automat · autopilot · automation · automatization · automaton · automatize
Synonyms
Pavlovian · instinctive · self-operating · thoughtless · perfunctory
Translations (167)
sq automatik (acting without conscious thought) · fi automaattinen (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ta தானியங்கி (capable of operating without external control) · uz avtomatik (capable of operating without external control) · tg автоматӣ (capable of operating without external control) · fa خودکار (capable of operating without external control) · nl automatisch (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ka უნებლიე (acting without conscious thought) · ru автомати́ческий (capable of operating without external control) · el αυτόματος (capable of operating without external control) · tg худкор (capable of operating without external control) · kk автоматты (capable of operating without external control) · hi स्वचालित (capable of operating without external control) · be міжво́льны (acting without conscious thought) · pl automatyczny (acting without conscious thought) · ro automat (acting without conscious thought) · es automático (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ru автомати́ческий (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · is sjálfvirkur (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · fi sarjatuli- (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · pt automático (capable of operating without external control) · nl mechanisch (acting without conscious thought) · uk мимові́льний (acting without conscious thought) · ka ავტომატური (capable of operating without external control) · ca automàtic (acting without conscious thought) · nb automatisk (capable of operating without external control) · sl avtomatičen (capable of operating without external control) · km ស្វ័យប្រវត្ត (capable of operating without external control) · vi tự động (capable of operating without external control) · sq automatik (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · is sjálfvirkur (capable of operating without external control) · lv automātisks (capable of operating without external control) · uk машина́льний (acting without conscious thought) · tk awtomatik (capable of operating without external control) · cs samočinný (acting without conscious thought) · ar تِلْقَائِيّ (capable of operating without external control) · ko 자동 (capable of operating without external control) · ru механи́ческий (acting without conscious thought) · de automatisch (capable of operating without external control) · mk автома́тски (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · lo ອັດຕະໂນມັດ (capable of operating without external control) · da mekanisk (acting without conscious thought) · fr automatique (capable of operating without external control) · ru машина́льный (acting without conscious thought) · vi tự động (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ps اتوماتيک (capable of operating without external control) · be механі́чны (acting without conscious thought) · grc αὐτόματος (capable of operating without external control) · hy ավտոմատային (capable of operating without external control) · fr automatique (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · lt automatiškas (capable of operating without external control) · be няво́льны (acting without conscious thought) · pt automático (acting without conscious thought) · mn автомат (capable of operating without external control) · sq automatik (capable of operating without external control) · vi tự nhiên (acting without conscious thought) · he אוֹטוֹמָטִי (capable of operating without external control) · it automatico (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · sl avtomatski (acting without conscious thought) · sv automatisk (capable of operating without external control) · ko 자동적 (capable of operating without external control) · sh autòmatskī (capable of operating without external control) · sk samočinný (capable of operating without external control) · de automatisch (acting without conscious thought) · tl sarimuin (acting without conscious thought) · it automatico (acting without conscious thought) · ug ئاپتوماتىك (capable of operating without external control) · yi אויטאָמאַטיש (capable of operating without external control) · sl avtomatičen (acting without conscious thought) · uk неві́льний (acting without conscious thought) · ro automat (capable of operating without external control) · fi automaattinen (acting without conscious thought) · uk автомати́чний (capable of operating without external control) · nl gedachtenloos (acting without conscious thought) · el αυτόματο (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · cs automatický (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · is sjálfvirkur (acting without conscious thought) · bg нево́лен (acting without conscious thought) · cs samočinný (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · el αυτόματος (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ar أُوتُوماتِيكِيّ (capable of operating without external control) · ky автоматтуу (capable of operating without external control) · kk автоматтық (capable of operating without external control) · lb automatesch (capable of operating without external control) · cmn 自動的 /自动的 (capable of operating without external control) · hu automatikus (capable of operating without external control) · pl samoczynny (capable of operating without external control) · ru автомати́ческий (acting without conscious thought) · ja 自動的な (capable of operating without external control) · my အော်တိုမက်တစ် (capable of operating without external control) · pl odruchowy (acting without conscious thought) · hy ավտոմատ (acting without conscious thought) · th อัตโนมัติ (capable of operating without external control) · ru нево́льный (acting without conscious thought) · be мімаво́льны (acting without conscious thought) · sk samočinný (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · tr otomatik (capable of operating without external control) · mk автома́тски (capable of operating without external control) · ps اتوماتيکي (capable of operating without external control) · eo aŭtomata (acting without conscious thought) · cs automatický (capable of operating without external control) · hi ऑटोमैटिक (capable of operating without external control) · tl sarimuin (capable of operating without external control) · ka მაშინალური (capable of operating without external control) · pl automatyczny (capable of operating without external control) · mk механички (acting without conscious thought) · gl automático (capable of operating without external control) · cs automatický (acting without conscious thought) · ca automàtic (capable of operating without external control) · sk automatický (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · fa اتوماتیک (capable of operating without external control) · eo aŭtomata (capable of operating without external control) · az avtomatik (capable of operating without external control) · sk automatický (capable of operating without external control) · mk автома́тски (acting without conscious thought) · bg автомати́чен (capable of operating without external control) · sh ауто̀матскӣ (capable of operating without external control) · sk automatický (acting without conscious thought) · hu automatikus (acting without conscious thought) · nl automatisch (capable of operating without external control) · bg автомати́чен (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ja 自動の (capable of operating without external control) · bg машина́лен (acting without conscious thought) · sk samočinný (acting without conscious thought) · da automatisk (acting without conscious thought) · sv automatisk (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · ka ავტომატური (acting without conscious thought) · sl avtomatski (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · et automaatne (capable of operating without external control) · ms automatik (capable of operating without external control) · cy hunanysgogol (capable of operating without external control) · be аўтаматы́чны (capable of operating without external control) · es automático (capable of operating without external control) · uk автомати́чний (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · hy ավտոմատիկ (capable of operating without external control) · nn automatisk (capable of operating without external control) · ky автоматтык (capable of operating without external control) · pl automatyczny (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · eu automatiko (capable of operating without external control) · uk механі́чний (acting without conscious thought) · da automatisk (capable of operating without external control) · ps خودکار (capable of operating without external control) · cy awtomatig (capable of operating without external control) · el αυτόματος (acting without conscious thought) · ar تِلْقَائِيّ (acting without conscious thought) · ar آلِيّ (capable of operating without external control) · cs samočinný (capable of operating without external control) · sl avtomatski (capable of operating without external control) · pt automático (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · sv automatisk (acting without conscious thought) · lt automatinis (capable of operating without external control) · ast automáticu (capable of operating without external control) · uk автомати́чний (acting without conscious thought) · da tankeløs (acting without conscious thought) · kmr otomatîk (capable of operating without external control) · it automatico (capable of operating without external control) · ur خودکار (capable of operating without external control) · mi aunoa (capable of operating without external control) · de automatisch (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · mn ᠠᠦᠲ᠋ᠣᠮᠠᠲ᠋ (capable of operating without external control) · tl sarimuin (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · la automatus (capable of operating without external control) · de Maschinen- (describing a firearm which fires continuously) · tt автоматик (capable of operating without external control) · fi automaattinen (capable of operating without external control) · nl automatisch (acting without conscious thought) · be машына́льны (acting without conscious thought)