Automatic
Related Definitions
[n] a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
[n] light machine gun
[adj] operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
[adj] like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
[adj] (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"
Synonyms
autoloading(a), automated, automatic pistol, automatic rifle, automatonlike, involuntary, machine rifle, machine-controlled, machine-driven, machinelike, reflex(a), reflexive, robotlike, self-acting, self-activating, self-loading, self-locking, self-movin
Related Terms
accordant, accustomed, alike, automated, automatic device, automaton, automatous, balanced, beaten, blind, blowgun, blowpipe, casual, compulsive, conditioned, confirmed, consistent, consonant, constant, continuous, correspondent, cybernated, cyborg, equab