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automatic

/,/O/t/@/'m/&/t/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

    adj.all

    Examples
    Automatic transmission.
    A budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Having an inherent power of action or motion.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. light machine gun

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

    adj.all

    Examples
    An automatic `thank you'.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. without volition or conscious control

    adj.all

    Examples
    The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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