n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ o ̇ -t ə - ' ma-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1853
: not fully automatic: as a : operated partly automatically and partly by hand b of a firearm : able to fire repeatedly but requiring release and another pressure of the trigger for each successive shot
– semiautomatic noun
– semi · au · to · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb