automatic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Working by itself, without a person needing to control it.

   The doors are automatic and open as you approach.

2. 2
   adj

   Done without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction.

   Braking when you see danger becomes automatic over time.

3. 3
   adj

   Certain to happen as a fixed result of a rule or situation.

   Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.

Common collocations

• automatic firearm Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (aut…

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