Definitions for automatic
ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪkau·to·mat·ic

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. automatic rifle, automatic, machine riflenoun

   light machine gun

2. automatic pistol, automaticadjective

   a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

3. automaticadjective

   operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

   "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"

4. automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, roboticadjective

   resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

   "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"

5. automatic, reflex(a), reflexiveadjective

   without volition or conscious control

   "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. automaticnoun

   A car with automatic transmission.

   I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.

2. automaticnoun

   A semi-automatic firearm.

3. automaticadjective

   Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

   The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device

4. automaticadjective

   Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

   The reaction was automatic: flight!

5. automaticadjective

   Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

6. automaticadjective

   Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.

7. Etymology: From automatique, from αὐτόματον, neuter of αὐτόματος, from αὐτός + μέμαα.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Automaticadjective

   alt. of Automatical

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1. Automatic

   Automatic is the third album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The Mary Chain on this record is basically the core duo of brothers William and Jim Reid, with a drum machine providing percussion, and even a synthesizer filling in on bass guitar. The only other credited musician was Richard Thomas, who joined the touring version of the Mary Chain as a drummer. Thomas drummed on "Gimme Hell", and was a former member of Dif Juz. He also made appearances on Cocteau Twins' 1986 Victorialand LP and This Mortal Coil's 1986 Filigree & Shadow.

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1. automatic

   Song lyrics by automatic -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by automatic on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'automatic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4117

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'automatic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4102

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'automatic' in Adjectives Frequency: #547

How to pronounce automatic?

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How to say automatic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of automatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of automatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of automatic in a Sentence

1. Jack Levin:

   We have so many semi-automatic weapons that can be easily concealed, and taken from the home and used on classmates or whoever, the real problem in (the United States) has to do with handguns being in the hands of the wrong people. But you can't blame it all on guns. (The United States) leads the Western world in nongun homicides, too.

2. Gareth Johnson:

   I stayed back when I heard Otto had been detained, it was an automatic response. I wanted to try and work out what the situation was and it was my hope that I would at least be able to speak with him.

3. Patrick Golden:

   We have to stop this senseless violence in the United States and the city of Chicago, here you have a kid who served his country in the Army … and then somebody was out there with a fully automatic handgun shoots him in the back. It paralyzes him for the rest of his life. This has to stop. People are getting slaughtered all over the United States of America. It has to stop.

4. Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault:

   It won't be automatic.

5. Phil Watson:

   Modern gun laws became a political flashpoint in the late 1960s through the current day withthe passage of several new state and federal gun laws. The dividing lines became more clear in the 1990s with a controversial ban on the production of semi-automatic rifles.

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