- (of a machine, device, etc.) having controls that work without needing a person to operate them
- automatic doors
- a fully automatic driverless train
- automatic transmission (= in a car, etc.)
- an automatic rifle (= one that continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed)
- My camera has manual and automatic functions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- completely
- fully
- done or happening without thinking synonym instinctive
- Breathing is an automatic function of the body.
- My reaction was automatic.
- always happening as a result of a particular action or situation
- A fine for this offence is automatic.
- Promotion was almost automatic after two or three years.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- virtually
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’. + -ic.
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