Definition of Automatic. Meaning of Automatic. Synonyms of Automatic

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Definition of Automatic

Automatic
Automatic Au`to*mat"ic, Automatical Au`to*mat"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy. 2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse. 3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as, automatic movements or functions. Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser. Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.

Meaning of Automatic from wikipedia

- Automatic may refer to: Automatic transmission, or a car with an automatic transmission Automatic firearm Automatic variable Automatic watch Automatic...
- The Automatic (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U.S.), are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, b**** and synthesisers...
- An automatic rifle is a type of self-loading rifle that is capable of fully-automatic fire. Automatic rifles are distinguished from semi-automatic rifles...
- semi-automatic firearm fires one round with each individual trigger-pull. Although both "semi automatic" and "fully automatic" firearms are "automatic" in...
- An automatic transmission, also called auto, self-shifting transmission, n-speed automatic (where n is its number of forward gear ratios), or AT, is a...
- Automatic writing or psychography is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to produce written words without consciously writing. The words are...
- A semi-automatic, or self-loading firearm, is one that not only fires a round (bullet) each time the trigger is pulled, but also performs all steps necessary...
- A semi-automatic pistol is a type of pistol that is semiautomatic, meaning it uses the energy of the fired cartridge to cycle the action of the firearm...
- Automatic Loveletter was an American rock band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 2005. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Juliet Simms, her older...
- Semi-automatic may refer to: A semi-automatic firearm, a firearm which automatically reloads, but will only fire one round per trigger pull Semi-automatic...