automatic (adj.)

  1. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; automatic transmission; a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts'

    automatic (n.)

  1. light machine gun

    [ Syn: automatic rifle , automatic rifle , machine rifle , machine rifle ]

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

    [ Syn: automatic pistol , automatic pistol ]

    automatic (adj.)

  1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; an automatic `thank you; machinelike efficiency

    [ Syn: automatonlike , machinelike , robotlike , robotic ]

  2. 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 , reflexive ]

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