AUTOLATRY
Au*tol"a*try, n. Etym: [Auto- + Gr.
Defn: Self-worship. Farrar.
AUTOMATH
Au"to*math, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: One who is self-taught. [R.] Young.
AUTOMATIC; AUTOMATICAL
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.
AUTOMATICALLY
Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an automatic manner.