AUTOMATISM


Meaning of AUTOMATISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtä-mə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: French automatisme, from automate automaton, from Latin automaton

Date: 1838

1.

a. : the quality or state of being automatic

b. : an automatic action

2. : the moving or functioning (as of an organ, tissue, or a body part) without conscious control that occurs either independently of external stimuli (as in the beating of the heart) or under the influence of external stimuli (as in pupil dilation)

3. : a theory that views the body as a machine and consciousness as a noncontrolling adjunct of the body

4. : suspension of the conscious mind to release subconscious images

automatism —the surrealist trend toward spontaneity and intuition — Elle

• au·tom·a·tist -ˈtä-mə-tist noun or adjective

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