See Also: automatic 1, adjective(dictionary)
automatic(dictionary)
Automatic(medicine)
Automatic extension(finance)
Automatic exercise(finance)
automatic 2, noun(dictionary)
semi-automatic(dictionary)
Automatic Trade (AT)(finance)
Automatic withdrawal(money)
Automatic reinvestment(money)

automatic 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Greek; Origin: automatos 'acting by itself', from auto- ( AUTO-)]
an automatic machine is designed to work without needing someone to operate it for each part of a process
::an automatic weapon
::an automatic gearbox
::My camera is fully automatic .
something that is automatic always happens as a result of something you have done, especially because of a rule or law
::Littering results in an automatic fine.
done without thinking, especially because you have done the same thing many times before
::Practise the breathing techniques until they become automatic.