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Automatic ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk Fully Doors Driverless Adjective Bre Train

Word automatic
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk / NAmE / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk /
Example
  • 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)
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automatic

(adjective)BrE / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk / NAmE / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk /
  1. 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)
  2. done or happening without thinking
    • synonym instinctive
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/instinctive
    • Breathing is an automatic function of the body.
    • My reaction was automatic.
  3. always happening as a result of a particular action or situation
    • A fine for this offence is automatic.

    Extra Examples

    • Promotion was almost automatic after two or three years.
    • The machine is fully automatic.
    • He appeared to have been killed with an automatic rifle.
    • My camera has manual and automatic functions.
    • The automatic doors opened as she approached.
    • The line will operate with fully automatic driverless trains.

    Word Origin

    • mid 18th cent.: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’. + -ic.
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