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An automatic machine or device is able to operate independently of human control: automatic doors. automatic focus on a camera. An automatic gun is able to keep loading (= adding bullets) and shooting continuously for as long as the trigger is pressed: The state banned the sale of automatic weapons. an automatic rifle.
Something that’s automatic is done without thinking, almost as if you’re a well-programmed machine. The word automatic can be used to describe a machine that works on its own, performing its tasks with little or no human intervention, such as an automatic transmission on a car.
automatic. adjective. /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ (of a machine, device, etc.) having controls that work without needing a person to operate them. automatic doors. a fully automatic driverless train. automatic transmission (= in a car, etc.) an automatic rifle (= one that continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed)
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English au‧to‧mat‧ic1 /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk $ ˌɒː-/ S3 AWL adjective 1 an automatic machine is designed to work without needing someone to operate it for each part of a process → manual an automatic weapon an automatic gearbox My camera is fully automatic. 2 something that is automatic always happens as a resu...
certain to happen as part of the normal process or system: You get an automatic promotion after two years. automatic adjective (REACTION) done as a natural reaction without thinking: My automatic response was to pull my hand away. automatically. adverb. automatic. noun [ C ] uk / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk / us.
Full Definition of AUTOMATIC. 1. a: largely or wholly involuntary; especially: reflex 5 <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.
5 days ago · 1. adjective. An automatic machine or device is one that has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines. Modern trains have automatic doors. Synonyms: mechanical, robot, automated, mechanized More Synonyms of automatic.
