Толковый словарь английского языка - automatic
Automatic
automatic
I. adjective see: mind Date: 1748 1. largely or wholly involuntary, acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously, done or produced as if by machine ; mechanical , having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism , firing repeatedly until the trigger is released, see: spontaneous ~ally adverb ~ity noun II. noun Date: 1897 a machine or apparatus that operates ~ally: as, an ~ firearm, an ~ transmission, a semi~ firearm, audible
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a machine, device, etc., or its function) working by itself, without direct human intervention. 2 a done spontaneously, without conscious thought or intention (an automatic reaction). b necessary and inevitable (an automatic penalty). 3 Psychol. performed unconsciously or subconsciously. 4 (of a firearm) that continues firing until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released. 5 (of a motor vehicle or its transmission) using gears that change automatically according to speed and acceleration. --n. 1 an automatic device, esp. a gun or transmission. 2 colloq. a vehicle with automatic transmission. Phrases and idioms automatic pilot a device for keeping an aircraft on a set course. Derivatives automatically adv. automaticity n. Etymology: formed as AUTOMATON + -IC ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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