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• automatic action —    A firearm design that feeds cartridges, fires, and ejects cartridge cases as long as the trigger is fully depressed and there are cartridges available in the feed system …   Forensic science glossary

• automatic — [[t]ɔ͟ːtəmæ̱tɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ automatics 1) ADJ 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… …   English dictionary

• automatic*/ — [ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk] adj I 1) an automatic machine can work by itself without being operated by people an automatic door[/ex] See: manual II 2) an automatic action is something that you do without thinking, or without intending to do it an automatic… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• action painting — action painter. 1. (sometimes caps.) Also called tachism. a style of American abstract expressionist painting typified esp. in the works of Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s, in which the furiously energetic and free application… …   Universalium

• Automatic — may refer to: * Automatic transmission * Automatic firearm * Automatic watch *Automatic (automobile), a defunct American automobile companyIn music: *The Automatic, a band * Automatic (Dweezil Zappa album) * Automatic (The Stitches album) *… …   Wikipedia

• Automatic — Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or produced by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Automatic arts — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast — (ADS B) is a cooperative surveillance technique for air traffic control and related applications. An ADS B out equipped aircraft determines its own position using a global navigation satellite system and periodically broadcasts this position and… …   Wikipedia

• automatic stay — the suspension of actions, such as debt collection or foreclosure, against the company in bankruptcy. This occurs automatically when a bankruptcy petition is filed. This action protects the debtor from creditors seeking to seize its assets. It… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• automatic — adj 1 Automatic, spontaneous are not close synonyms but they agree in meaning brought into being or action by an internal as opposed to an external agency. Automatic was originally used to describe a thing that was self acting or self activated… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• automatic — [ôt΄ə mat′ik] adj. [< Gr automatos, self moving, self thinking (< autos, self + component < IE * mntos, thinking < base * men , to think > MIND, MEMORY) + IC] 1. done without conscious thought or volition, as if mechanically 2.… …   English World dictionary