automatic
adj.
operating by itself; unintentional
n.
automatic rifle, automatic pistol, automatic gun; machine which operates automatically
Automatic
automatic
Noun
1. light machine gun
(synonym) automatic rifle, machine rifle
(hypernym) automatic firearm
(hyponym) assault rifle, assault gun
2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
(synonym) automatic pistol
(hypernym) pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron
Adjective
1. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
(antonym) manual
(similar) autoloading(a), self-loading, semiautomatic
(see-also) mechanical
2. like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
(synonym) automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike
(similar) mechanical
3. without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
(synonym) reflex(a), reflexive
(similar) involuntary
(classification) physiology
automatic
adj.
automatism, automatic action; involuntary or reflexive action
Automatic
(a.)
Alt. of Automatical
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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