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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jidōteki
"このシステムは自動的に作動します。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Operating by 자체적인 or independent mechanical or electronic mechanisms without direct human control.
"The factory uses automatic assembly lines to increase production efficiency." - 2
Done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or intention.
"Blinking is an automatic response to bright light."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'automatos', meaning acting of one's own will or self-acting, composed of 'autos' (self) and 'maimomai' (to desire). It entered the English language in the late 18th century via French 'automatique', initially describing mechanical devices that operated independently of human intervention.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Automatic" is said worldwide
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automatique
Transliteration: o-to-ma-tik
"La porte s'ouvre de manière automatique."
automatisch
Transliteration: ow-to-ma-tish
"Die Maschine arbeitet völlig automatisch."
automatico
Transliteration: ow-to-ma-ti-ko
"Questo è un cambio automatico."
automático
Transliteration: ow-to-ma-ti-ko
"El sistema es completamente automático."
automático
Transliteration: ow-to-ma-ti-ku
"O pagamento é feito de forma automática."
स्वचालित
Transliteration: swachalit
"यह एक स्वचालित मशीन है।"
自动的
Transliteration: zìdòng de
"这台机器是自动的。"
자동의
Transliteration: jadong-ui
"이 문은 자동문입니다."
自動的
Transliteration: jidōteki
"このシステムは自動的に作動します。"
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