Definition of automatic

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  • automatic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • automatic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • automatic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of automatic

  • a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. automatic pistol
  • resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an automatic `thank you'

    Synonyms

    1. automatonlike
    2. machinelike
    3. robotic
    4. robotlike
  • light machine gun (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. automatic rifle
    2. machine rifle
  • without volition or conscious control (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light

    Synonyms

    1. reflex
    2. reflexive
  • operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control (adjective)

    Examples

    1. automatic transmission
    2. a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts

See definition of automatic in Merriam Webster