transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:təmætɪk ]
( automatics)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
Modern trains have automatic doors.
ADJ
2.
An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger.
He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds...
N-COUNT
3.
An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car’s speed increases or decreases.
N-COUNT
4.
An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it.
All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected.
ADJ
• auto‧mati‧cal‧ly
Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time...
ADV : usu ADV with v
5.
If something such as an action or a punishment is automatic , it happens without people needing to think about it because it is the result of a fixed rule or method.
Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter...
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• auto‧mati‧cal‧ly
As an account customer, you are automatically entitled to a variety of benefits...
ADV : usu ADV with v , also ADV n / adj