automatic

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Pronunciation
/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
/ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

A car with automatic transmission.

Example Sentences
  • I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.
2 Definition

A semi-automatic pistol.

Example Sentences
  • The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.
Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

Example Sentences
  • The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
2 Definition

Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

Example Sentences
  • Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
3 Definition

Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.

Example Sentences
  • Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
4 Definition

(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

Example Sentences
  • Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.
5 Definition

(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.

Example Sentences
  • The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).
6 Definition

(of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.

7 Definition

(of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata