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automatic


 
  Grep  of  noun  automatic 
  automatic 
  automatic  choke 
  automatic  data  processing 
  automatic  data  processing  system 
  automatic  drive 
  automatic  firearm 
  automatic  pilot 
  automatic  pistol 
  automatic  rifle 
  automatic  teller 
  automatic  teller  machine 
  automatic  transmission 
  automatic  washer 
  browning  automatic  rifle 
  semiautomatic 
 
  Overview  of  noun  automatic 
 
  The  noun  automatic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  automatic  rifle,  automatic,  machine  rifle  --  (light  machine  gun) 
  2.  automatic  pistol,  automatic  --  (a  pistol  that  will  keep  firing  until  the  ammunition  is  gone  or  the  trigger  is  released) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  automatic 
 
  The  adj  automatic  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  automatic  --  (operating  with  minimal  human  intervention;  independent  of  external  control;  "automatic  transmission";  "a  budget  deficit  that  caused  automatic  spending  cuts") 
  2.  (5)  automatic,  automatonlike,  machinelike,  robotlike  --  (like  the  unthinking  functioning  of  a  machine;  "an  automatic  `thank  you'";  "machinelike  efficiency") 
  3.  (1)  automatic,  reflex,  reflexive  --  ((physiology)  without  volition  or  conscious  control;  "the  automatic  shrinking  of  the  pupils  of  the  eye  in  strong  light";  "a  reflex  knee  jerk";  "sneezing  is  reflexive") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  automatic 
 
  3  senses  of  automatic 
 
  Sense  1 
  automatic  (vs.  manual) 
 
  manual  (vs.  automatic) 
  =>  hand-operated,  non-automatic 
 
  Sense  2 
  automatic,  automatonlike,  machinelike,  robotlike 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  mechanical)  ->  nonmechanical 
 
  Sense  3 
  automatic,  reflex(postnominal),  reflexive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  involuntary)  ->  voluntary 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  automatic 
 
  3  senses  of  automatic 
 
  Sense  1 
  automatic  (vs.  manual) 
  =>  autoloading(postnominal),  self-loading,  semiautomatic 
  =>  automated,  machine-controlled,  machine-driven 
  =>  self-acting,  self-activating,  self-moving,  self-regulating 
  =>  self-locking 
  =>  self-winding 
  Also  See->  mechanical#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  automatic,  automatonlike,  machinelike,  robotlike 
  =>  mechanical  (vs.  nonmechanical) 
 
  Sense  3 
  automatic,  reflex(postnominal),  reflexive 
  =>  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  automatic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  automatic 
 
  automatic  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  automatic 
  automatic 
  non-automatic 
  semiautomatic 
 
  Overview  of  noun  automatic 
 
  The  noun  automatic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  automatic  rifle,  automatic,  machine  rifle  --  (light  machine  gun) 
  2.  automatic  pistol,  automatic  --  (a  pistol  that  will  keep  firing  until  the  ammunition  is  gone  or  the  trigger  is  released) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  automatic 
 
  The  adj  automatic  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  automatic  --  (operating  with  minimal  human  intervention;  independent  of  external  control;  "automatic  transmission";  "a  budget  deficit  that  caused  automatic  spending  cuts") 
  2.  (5)  automatic,  automatonlike,  machinelike,  robotlike  --  (like  the  unthinking  functioning  of  a  machine;  "an  automatic  `thank  you'";  "machinelike  efficiency") 
  3.  (1)  automatic,  reflex,  reflexive  --  ((physiology)  without  volition  or  conscious  control;  "the  automatic  shrinking  of  the  pupils  of  the  eye  in  strong  light";  "a  reflex  knee  jerk";  "sneezing  is  reflexive") 



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