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Automatic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Automatic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Automatic [ a.]
- Alt. of Automatical

Meaning of 'Automatic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . automatic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
Example in sentence:
  • a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts;
  • automatic transmission
2 . automatic [ s]
Meaning (2):
- without volition or conscious control
Example in sentence:
  • a reflex knee jerk;
  • sneezing is reflexive;
  • the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
Meaning (3):
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
Example in sentence:
  • an automatic `thank you';
  • machinelike efficiency