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automatic


Main Entry: 1au·to·mat·ic
Pronunciation: \ˌ-tə-ˈma-tik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek automatos self-acting, from aut- + -matos (akin to Latin ment-, mens mind) — more at mind
Date: 1748

1 a : largely or wholly involuntary; especially : reflex 5 <automatic blinking of the eyelids> b : acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously c : done or produced as if by machine : mechanical <the answers were automatic>
2 : having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism <an automatic transmission>
3 of a firearm : firing repeatedly until the trigger is released

synonyms see spontaneous

au·to·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

au·to·ma·tic·i·ty \-mə-ˈti-sə-tē, -ma-\ noun


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