1. Operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
   "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" 
2. Resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
   "an automatic 'thank you'"
   - automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic 
3. Without volition or conscious control
   "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
   - reflex, reflexive

1. Light machine gun
   - automatic rifle, machine rifle 
2. A pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
   - automatic pistol

Derived forms: automatics

See also: autoloading, automated, automatically, automatize, automaton, involuntary, machine-controlled, machine-driven, mechanical, self-acting, self-activating, self-loading, self-locking, self-moving, self-regulating, self-winding, semiautomatic, smart

Type of: automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon, handgun, machine gun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm

Antonym: manual

Encyclopedia: Automatic

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