automatic transmission

noun

: a system in a vehicle that changes gears at different speeds without direct control by the driver

I can't drive her car because it has a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission.

Examples of automatic transmission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission with all-wheel drive, the 2026 Audi S6 delivers for both the brand and the consumer. —Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026

Paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission with all-wheel drive, the 2026 Audi S6 delivers for both the brand and the consumer. —Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

An eight-speed automatic transmission and intelligent all-wheel drive put the power down through alloy wheels and electronic air suspension. —John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026

This is where the pony car should shine, but Ford’s too busy trying to beat Chevy around the Nurburgring in a track-spec Mustang that costs ten times more than the base model—a car equipped with a four-cylinder engine and an automatic transmission. —Byron Hurd, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for automatic transmission

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