performed from force of habit or without conscious thought; lacking spontaneity; mechanical
an automatic smile
2.
a.
(of a device, mechanism, etc) able to activate, move, or regulate itself
b.
(of an act or process) performed by such automatic equipment
3.
(of the action of a muscle, gland, etc) involuntary or reflex
4.
occurring as a necessary consequence
promotion is automatic after a year
5. (of a firearm)
a.
utilizing some of the force of or gas from each explosion to eject the empty shell case, replace it with a new one, and fire continuously until release of the trigger
Compare semiautomatic (sense 2)
b. short for semiautomatic (sense 2), See also machine (sense 5)
noun
6.
an automatic firearm
7.
a motor vehicle having automatic transmission
8.
a machine that operates automatically
Derived forms
automatically (ˌautoˈmatically)
adverb
automaticity (ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ)
noun
Word origin
C18: from Greek automatos acting independently
Examples of 'automatical' in a sentence
automatical
An automatical-logical model of system reliability has been introduced.
Levin V. I. 2010, 'Logical methods of system reliability analysis', Tekhnologiya i Konstruirovanie v Elektronnoi Apparaturehttp://www.tkea.com.ua/tkea/2010/4_2010/pdf/06.zip. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These research used four hundred eggs and semi automatical machine for 28 days.
Fatikhatul Huda Alkhakim, Muhammad Ngalaul Huda, Galuh Dianita Fitri, Dewi Ambarwati,Heli Tistiana 2016, 'Pengaruh ekstrak daun kersen terhadap daya tetas dan mortalitas telur itik hibrida',Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Peternakanhttp://jiip.ub.ac.id/index.php/jiip/article/view/239. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)