automatic

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automatic is part of the Basic English 850.
This word was selected as the Word of the Day for 03-06-2006.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Adjective 2.1 Antonyms 2.2 Derived words and phrases 2.3 Related words and phrases 3 Noun 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Antonyms 3.3 Derived words and phrases

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
• SAMPA: /%O:t@"m{tIk/
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[change] Adjective

Positive automatic

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is automatic, it works by itself.

   A washing machine is automatic.

[change] Antonyms

• manual

[change] Derived words and phrases

• automatically
• fully-automatic
• semi-automatic

[change] Related words and phrases

• auto
• automate
• automation
• automaton

[change] Noun

Singular automatic

Plural automatics

1. A car that changes the gear by itself.

   The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.

2. A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed.

   That machine gun is an automatic.

[change] Synonyms

• (gun) full-automatic

[change] Antonyms

• (car) stick shift, manual, manual shift, stick, conventional

[change] Derived words and phrases

• semi-automatic