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.