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automatic 1. a. (of a device, mechanism, etc.) able to activate, move, or regulate itself b. (of an act or process) performed by such automatic equipment 2. (of the action of a muscle, gland, etc.) involuntary or reflex 3. a motor vehicle having automatic transmission 4. a machine that operates automatically automatic [¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik] (engineering) Having a self-acting mechanism that performs a required act at a predetermined time or in response to certain conditions. (ordnance) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It was this automatic assumption of a role that was considered imperative. About his middle was strapped a belt, which carried a large-calibred automatic pistol and several spare clips, loaded and ready for quick work. On that account Engineer Murchison hastened to San Francisco, and had some enormous grappling-irons fixed on an automatic system, which would never let the projectile go if it once succeeded in seizing it in its powerful claws. |
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