HyperDic: automatic

English > 5 senses of the word *automatic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	automatic	operating with minimal human intervention
	all	automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic	resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
	all	automatic, reflex, reflexive	without volition or conscious control
NOUN	artifact	automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle	light machine gun
NOUN	artifact	automatic, automatic pistol	a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

automatic > pronunciation
Sounds	ao.tahmae'tihk; ao.towmae'tihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *automatic*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.
Examples	"automatic transmission" "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
Narrower	autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic	(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
	automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven	operated by automation
	self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating	designed to activate or move or regulate itself
	self-locking	locking automatically when closed
	self-winding	designed so that manual winding is unnecessary
	semiautomatic	partially automatic
	smart	capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
See also	mechanical	Using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
Opposite	manual	requiring human effort
Spanish	automática, automático
Catalan	automàtic
Nouns	automatic	light machine gun
	automatic	a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
	automaton	a mechanism that can move automatically
Verbs	automatize	make automatic or control or operate automatically

English > *automatic*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine.
Example	"an automatic 'thank you'"
Synonyms	automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic
Broader	mechanical	Using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
Spanish	automático
Catalan	automàtic
Nouns	automaton	someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic / apathetic way
Adverbs	automatically	in a mechanical manner
Verbs	automatize	turn into an automaton

English > *automatic*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Without volition or conscious control.
Example	"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
Synonyms	reflex, reflexive
Category	physiology	The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
Broader	involuntary	Controlled by the autonomic nervous system
Spanish	automático, reflejo
Catalan	automàtic, reflex
Adverbs	automatically	in a reflex manner

English > *automatic*: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	light machine gun.
Synonyms	automatic rifle, machine rifle
Narrower	Browning automatic rifle, BAR	A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine
Narrower	assault rifle, assault gun	Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
Broader	automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon	A firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
Broader	machine gun	A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
Spanish	automático, fusil ametrallador, fusil automático
Catalan	fusell automàtic
Adjectives	automatic	operating with minimal human intervention

English > *automatic*: 5 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released.
Synonym	automatic pistol
Broader	automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon	A firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
Broader	pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron	A firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Spanish	arma automática, automática
Adjectives	automatic	operating with minimal human intervention

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