HyperDic: automatic_pilot

English > 2 senses of the expression automatic pilot:
NOUNcognitionautomatic pilot, autopilota cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
artifactautomatic pilot, autopilot, robot pilota navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
English > automatic pilot: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness.
Examples
  • "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"
  • "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"
Synonymautopilot
BroaderunconsciousnessA state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
English > automatic pilot: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.
Synonymsautopilot, robot pilot
Partsinertial guidance system, inertial navigation systemA system to control a plane or spacecraft
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanishautodirección, autopiloto, piloto automático
Catalanpilot automàtic

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