Definitions
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
Word origin
Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-moving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self, myself”) + μέμαα (mémaa, “to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire”). The original pronunciation, apparently with stress on the second syllable, was after the ultimate Greek base.
Used in a sentence
“The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.”
“"But you know of the automatic card-player?" […] Carrados had heard more than once casual allusions to a wonderful mechanical contrivance that played cards with discrimination.”
“The reaction was automatic: flight!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Working by itself”9 letters
02“Runs by itself”9 letters
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