Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
AUTOMATIC
automatic
(adjective) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; âautomatic transmissionâ; âa budget deficit that caused automatic spending cutsâ
automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic
(adjective) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; âan automatic âthank youââ; âmachinelike efficiencyâ
automatic, reflex, reflexive
(adjective) without volition or conscious control; âthe automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong lightâ; âa reflex knee jerkâ; âsneezing is reflexiveâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
automatic (comparative more automatic, superlative most automatic) (superlative dubious)
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(maths, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata
Synonyms
• (without conscious thought): perfunctory, thoughtless, instinctive
Antonyms
• (capable of operating without external control): manual, non-automatic
• (without conscious thought): voluntary
Coordinate terms
• (of a firearm): semi-automatic, burst mode, selective action; bolt action, lever action, pump action (single-round per loading/chambering action)
Noun
automatic (plural automatics)
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
Antonyms
• (car with automatic transmission): stick, stickshift; manual transmission; standard transmission
Source: Wiktionary
Au`to*mat"ic, Au`to*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy.
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as, automatic movements or functions. Unconscious or automatic reasoning. H. Spenser. Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by self-acting machinery. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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