automatic
/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ noun C2- A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself. · I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.
- A semi-automatic pistol. · The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.
Plural automatics
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The double valves with the automatic self-adjusting slots are drawn in one of the papers which have been returned.
To understand how these automatic behaviors develop, we need to look at the habit loop.
First, the cue acts as a trigger that tells your brain to go into automatic mode.
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