automatic

automatic is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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

Positive automatic

Comparative none

Superlative none

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

   A washing machine is automatic.

Antonyms

• manual

Related words

• auto
• automatically
• automate
• automation

Noun

Singular automatic

Plural automatics

1. (countable) A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.

   The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.

2. (countable) A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.

   That machine gun is an automatic.

Synonyms

• (gun) full-automatic

Antonyms

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