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89 words
French word
automatique
Pronunciation
IPA/otomatik/
Meaning
- adjectiveautomatic
Example
Le système est automatique.
The system is automatic.
More examples
La porte automatique s'ouvre seule.
The automatic door opens by itself.
Core concept
A mechanism that carries out a set action without a person directing each step.
Common phrases
porte automatique
automatic door
réponse automatique
automatic response
système automatique
automatic system
Similar words
programmé: Set to follow preset steps or timings.
automatisé: Designed to operate through machines or programs without manual intervention.
mécanique: Repetitively operating through the movement of mechanical parts.
spontané: Occurring immediately and naturally without planning or instruction.
Definition in French
Qui fonctionne sans intervention humaine, selon un mécanisme, un réglage ou un programme.
Word origin
Automatique comes from Greek automatos, meaning acting by itself, through the Latin form automaticus.
Usage tips
- Automatique can also describe a reflex or habitual response, not only a machine or programmed system.
Opposites
- manuelmanualadjective
Related words
- automatiserautomateverb
- automatisationautomationnoun
- automatiquementautomaticallyadverb