automatically

au·to·mat·ic

 (ô′tə-măt′ĭk)
adj.
1.
a. Acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control: an automatic light switch; a budget deficit that triggered automatic spending cuts.
b. Self-regulating: an automatic washing machine.
2.
a. Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary: automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eyes in strong light.
b. Acting or done as if by machine; mechanical: an automatic reply to a familiar question.
3.
a. Capable of firing continuously until ammunition is exhausted or the trigger is released: an automatic rifle.
b. Semiautomatic: an automatic pistol.
n.
1. An automatic machine or device.
2.
a. An automatic firearm.
b. A semiautomatic firearm.
3. A transmission or a motor vehicle with an automatic gear-shifting mechanism.
4. Football See audible.
Idiom:
on automatic
Functioning by or as if by automatic machine or device.

[From Greek automatos : auto-, auto- + -matos, willing; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

au′to·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
au′to·ma·tic′i·ty (-mə-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.automatically - in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically"
2.automatically - in a mechanical mannerautomatically - in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically"
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Translations
آلياًبِصورَة أوتوماتيكيه
automatickymechanicky
automatisk
automatisch
αυτομάτως
automáticamente
automaattisesti
automatiquement
automatski
automatikusan
á sjálfvirkan hátt; ósjálfrátt
automaticamente
自動的に
자동으로
automatisch
automatisk
automatycznie
automaticamente
автоматически
automaticky
avtomatičnosamodejno
automatiskt
โดยอัตโนมัติ
otomatik olarak
một cách tự động
自动地

automatically

[ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkəlɪ] ADVautomáticamente
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automatically

[ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli] adv
(by machine, mechanism)automatiquement
A computer automatically guided the plane → L'avion était guidé automatiquement par ordinateur.
[behave, respond] → automatiquement
He found himself automatically walking up to the house
BUT Il réalisa qu'il se dirigeait machinalement vers la maison.automatic pilot autopilot [ˈɔːtəʊpaɪlət] npilote m automatique
to be on automatic pilot, to be on autopilot [plane] → être sur pilote automatique (fig)marcher au radarautomatic ticketing machine nbilletterie f automatiqueautomatic transmission n [car] → transmission f automatique
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automatically

advautomatisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

automatically

[ˌɔːtəˈmætɪklɪ] advautomaticamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

automatic

(oːtəˈmatik) adjective
1. (of a machine etc) working by itself. an automatic washing-machine.
2. (of an action) without thinking. an automatic response.
noun
a self-loading gun. He has two automatics and a rifle.
ˈautomated (-mei-) adjective
working by automation.
ˌautoˈmatically adverb
This machine works automatically; He answered automatically.
ˌautoˈmation noun
(in factories etc) the use of machines, especially to work other machines. Automation has resulted in people losing their jobs.
automaton (oːˈtomətən) plurals auˈtomata (-tə) , auˈtomatons noun
a human-shaped machine that can be operated to move by itself.
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automatically

آلياً automaticky automatisk automatisch αυτομάτως automáticamente automaattisesti automatiquement automatski automaticamente 自動的に 자동으로 automatisch automatisk automatycznie automaticamente автоматически automatiskt โดยอัตโนมัติ otomatik olarak một cách tự động 自动地
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