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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
     F. automatique. See Automaton.]
     1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nothing can be said to be automatic.  --Sir H. Davy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
        of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
        fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
        intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
        which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
        done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
        feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
        engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
        transmission. The opposite of manual.
  
     Note: Narrower terms are: autoloading(prenominal),
           semiautomatic ; automated, machine-controlled,
           machine-driven ; self-acting, self-activating,
           self-moving, self-regulating ; self-locking ;
           self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
        mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
        without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
        functions. The opposite of voluntary.
  
     Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
                Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
        `thank you'
  
     Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
          machine-like, robotlike.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
        carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  automatic \automatic\ n.
     1. light machine gun.
  
     Syn: automatic rifle, machine rifle
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is
        gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.
  
     Syn: automatic pistol.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)
     A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable
     magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil
     extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads
     ready for another shot. Called also Browning pistol,
     Colt-Browning pistol, automatic pistol and automatic.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
     F. automatique. See Automaton.]
     1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
  
              Nothing can be said to be automatic.  --Sir H. Davy.
  
     2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
        of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
        fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices
        in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand
        are done by the machine or device itself; as, the
        automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an
        automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
  
     3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as,
        automatic movements or functions.
  
              Unconscious or automatic reasoning.   --H. Spenser.
  
     Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
        carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  automatic
       adj 1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of
              external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget
              deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant: manual]
       2: like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic
          `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: automatonlike,
           machinelike, robotlike]
       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" [syn: reflex(a),
           reflexive]
       n 1: light machine gun [syn: automatic rifle, machine rifle]
       2: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone
          or the trigger is released [syn: automatic pistol]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 το αυτόματο, πυροβόλο όπλο
     2 το αυτόματος κιβώτιο ταχύτητα
     3 (κτεπε) το αυτοκίνητο με αυτόματο κιβώτιο, το αυτόματο αυτοκίνητο
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το αυτόματο, πυροβόλο όπλο
     2 το αυτόματος κιβώτιο ταχύτητα
     3 (κτεπε) το αυτοκίνητο με αυτόματο κιβώτιο, το αυτόματο αυτοκίνητο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     Romanian a.
     (l en automatic)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     a.
     1 Capable of operate without external control or intervention.
     2 Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
     3 necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
     4 (senseid en weapons) (lb en of a firearm such as a machine gun)
  Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition
  is exhausted.
     5 (lb en of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or
  self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated
  handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from
  machine guns.
     6 (lb en computing of a local variable) Automatically added to and
  removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
     7 (lb en maths of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
     n.
     1 A car with automatic transmission.
     2 A semi-automatic pistol.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     Romanian a.
     (l en automatic)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     a.
     1 Capable of operate without external control or intervention.
     2 Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
     3 necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
     4 (senseid en weapons) (lb en of a firearm such as a machine gun)
  Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition
  is exhausted.
     5 (lb en of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or
  self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated
  handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from
  machine guns.
     6 (lb en computing of a local variable) Automatically added to and
  removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
     7 (lb en maths of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
     n.
     1 A car with automatic transmission.
     2 A semi-automatic pistol.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     Englanti a.
     automaattinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  automatic
     Engelska a.
     automatisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  السّلاح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  1. машина́лен, нево́лен
  acting without conscious thought
  2. автомати́чен, автоматичен 2.
  capable of operating without external control
   3.
  describing a firearm which fires continuously

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  автомат
  A semi-automatic pistol

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  samočinný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  automatický

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  otomatig 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  awtomatig 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  awtomatig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  Automatik  [auto]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  automatisch, selbstbeweglich 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  selbsttätig, Selbst…, automatisch  [techn.]
     Synonym: self-acting
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  
  αυτόματο, αυτοματικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  1. automaattinen 2.
  capable of operating without external control
   3.
  acting without conscious thought
  2. automaattinen, sarjatuli-
  describing a firearm which fires continuously

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  1. automaattiauto, automaattivaihteistoinen auto
  A car with automatic transmission
  2. automaattiase
  A semi-automatic pistol

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  automatic /ɔːtəmætik/
  automatique

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/ 
  1. स्वचालित
        "All the controls in the car are automatic."
        "कार के सभी कंट्रोल्स स्वचालित हैं."
  2. अविवेचित
        "For most of us breathing is automatic."
        "हम मे से अधिकतर के लिए सांस लेना अविवेचित है."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  automatiziran, automatizirana, automatski, pištolj

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  1. önkéntelen
  2. revolver
  3. automatikus
  4. gépies
  5. önmûködô
  6. önmûködô fegyver
  7. automata
  8. ön-

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  otomatis

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  自動, 自動的
  capable of operating without external control

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  automatic /ɔːtəmætik/
  1. automatinis, automatiškas
  2. automatinis aparatas, automatas
  3. automatinis ginklas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  automatisk 2.
  capable of operating without external control
   3.
  describing a firearm which fires continuously
   4.
  acting without conscious thought

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  automatic /ˌɔ:təˈmætɪk/
  I.   1.  automatyczny
   2.  z urzędu
  II.    automat

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  automatic /ɔːtəmætik/
  automático

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  automatic /ɔːtəmætik/
  автоматический

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  automatic /ɔːtəmætik/
  automático

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  automatic //ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk// //ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk// /[ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]/ 
  automatisk 2.
  capable of operating without external control
   3.
  describing a firearm which fires continuously
   4.
  acting without conscious thought

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  automatic /ˌɔːtəmˈatɪk/
  1. kendiliğinden  hareket eden, otomatik
  2. otomatik tabanca.  automatic pilot uçağı idare eden otomatik  tertibat. automatically  otomatik olarak, otomatikman.

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  automatic
  automàtic

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/, /ˌɔtoʊˈmætɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  155 Moby Thesaurus words for "automatic":
     accordant, accustomed, alike, automated, automatic device,
     automaton, automatous, balanced, beaten, blind, blowgun, blowpipe,
     casual, compulsive, conditioned, confirmed, consistent, consonant,
     constant, continuous, correspondent, cybernated, cyborg, equable,
     equal, even, firearm, flamethrower, flat, forced, frequent, gat,
     gun, gut, habitual, habituated, hackneyed, handgun, heater,
     homogeneous, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-devised, immutable,
     impulsive, inadvertent, indeliberate, ineluctable, inescapable,
     inevitable, inherent, innate, instinctive, instinctual, invariable,
     involuntary, level, libidinal, measured, mechanical,
     mechanical man, methodic, monolithic, musket, natural, of a piece,
     ordered, orderly, peashooter, persistent, piece, pistol, prompt,
     quick, ready, recurrent, recurring, reflex, reflexive, regular,
     repeater, repetitive, revolver, rifle, robot, robotlike, rod,
     routine, sawed-off shotgun, self-acting, self-active,
     self-adjusting, self-closing, self-controlled, self-cooking,
     self-directed, self-directing, self-dumping, self-governed,
     self-governing, self-lighting, self-mover, self-operative,
     self-regulating, self-regulative, self-starting, self-winding,
     self-working, semiautomatic, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun,
     six-shooter, smooth, snap, spontaneous, stable, steadfast, steady,
     stereotyped, subliminal, systematic, trite, unadvised, unavoidable,
     unbroken, uncalculated, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging,
     unconscious, unconsidered, undeliberate, undeliberated, undesigned,
     undeviating, undifferentiated, undiversified, uniform, unintended,
     unintentional, unlearned, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprompted,
     unruffled, unstudied, unthinking, unvaried, unvarying, unwilled,
     unwilling, unwitting, well-trodden, well-worn
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 自动的机器;
  a. 自动的,无意识的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 自动的机器
     a. 自动的,无意识的

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