automatic
/ɔtʌmˈætɪk/
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Definitions
Adjective
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
Adjective Satellite
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you''"; "machinelike efficiency"
Adjective Satellite
without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
Noun
light machine gun
Noun
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
Synonyms
automatic pistol
automatic rifle
automatonlike
machine rifle
machinelike
reflex
reflexive
robotic
robotlike