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auto|mate /ɔː təme I t/ (automates , automating , automated ) VERB To automate a factory, office, or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people. □ [V n] He wanted to use computers to automate the process. ●  auto|ma|tion /ɔː təme I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  In the last ten years automation has reduced the work force here by half.

auto|mat|ed /ɔː təme I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.

auto|mat|ic ◆◇◇ /ɔː təmæ t I k/ (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 machines. □  Modern trains have automatic doors.

2 N‑COUNT An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger. □  He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds.

3 N‑COUNT An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car's speed increases or decreases.

4 ADJ An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it. □  All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected. ●  auto|mati|cal|ly /ɔː təmæ t I kli/ ADV [usu ADV with v] □  Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time.

5 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If something such as an action or a punishment is automatic , it happens without people needing to think about it because it is the result of a fixed rule or method. □  Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter. ●  auto|mati|cal|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV n/adj] □  As an account customer, you are automatically entitled to a variety of benefits. SYNONYMS automatic ADJ 1

mechanized:…highly mechanised production methods.

mechanical:Most mechanical devices require oil as a lubricant.

automated:The equipment was made on highly automated production lines.

au to|mat|ic pi |lot or autopilot

1 PHRASE If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot , you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.

2 N‑SING An automatic pilot or an autopilot is a device in an aircraft that automatically keeps it on a particular course.

au to|mat|ic trans|mi s|sion N‑UNCOUNT A car that is fitted with automatic transmission has a gear system in which the gears change automatically.

automa|ton /ɔːtɒ mətən/ (automatons or automata /ɔːtɒ mətə/)

1 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is an automaton , you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking. [DISAPPROVAL ]

2 N‑COUNT An automaton is a small, mechanical figure that can move automatically.

auto|mo|bile /ɔː təməbiːl, [AM ] -moʊbiː l/ (automobiles ) N‑COUNT An automobile is a car. [mainly AM ]

auto|mo|tive /ɔː təmoʊ t I v/ ADJ [ADJ n] Automotive is used to refer to things relating to cars. □  …a chain of stores selling automotive parts.

autono|mous /ɔːtɒ nəməs/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else. □  They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else. □  Autonomous individuals are those who follow their own courses of action relatively unimpeded by others.

autono|my /ɔːtɒ nəmi/