Word Study
automatical
CIDE DICTIONARY
automatical, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton.].
- Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster]"Nothing can be said to be automatic." [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; operating with minimal human intervention; -- 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; an automatic transmission. The opposite of
manual ."Narrower terms are:autoloading(prenominal), semiautomatic ;automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven ;self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating ;self-locking ;self-winding ." [1913 Webster] - Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; as, automatic movements or functions. The opposite of
voluntary . [1913 Webster]"Unconscious or automatic reasoning." [1913 Webster] - like the unthinking functioning of a machine. [WordNet 1.5]
For further exploring for "automatical" in Webster Dictionary Online