1. (

• automatic_rifle ,
• automatic ,
• machine_rifle

) light machine gun ;

2. (

• automatic_pistol ,
• automatic ,

) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released ;

1. (

• automatic

) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" ;

2. (

• automatic ,
• automatonlike ,
• machinelike ,
• robotlike ,
• robotic

) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" ;

3. (

• automatic ,
• reflex ,
• reflexive

) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" ;