Definition of Autometic
{ Au`to*mat"ic (&?;), Au`to*mat"ic*al (&?;), }
a. [Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or
motion.
Nothing can be said to be automatic.
Sir H. Davy.
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of
the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed
conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things
formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself;
as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an
automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; as, automatic movements or functions.
Unconscious or automatic reasoning.
H. Spenser.
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture
as are carried on by self-acting machinery. Ure.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device
- Acting out of habit; without conscious thought.
My reaction of fear was automatic.
- Describes a firearm which fires continuously as long as the trigger is pressed and ammunition is not exhausted. Used regarding machine pistols, submachine guns, or machine guns.
- A car with automatic transmission.
I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.
- A semi-automatic pistol is often referred to as an automatic, although this is not strictly correct.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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