Automatic vs. Stickshift
Difference Between Automatic and Stickshift
Automaticadjective
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.Stickshiftnoun
(US) A manual transmission, controlled by a gear lever.
Most cars in Europe have a stickshift.Automaticadjective
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
The reaction was automatic: flight!Stickshiftnoun
(US) A car with a manual transmission.
My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.Automaticadjective
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.Stickshiftnoun
(US) A gear lever.
My stickshift has broken.Automaticadjective
(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.
The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).Stickshiftnoun
Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Do you know how to drive stickshift?Automaticadjective
Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
Automaticadjective
Having one or more finite-state automata
Automaticnoun
A car with automatic transmission.
I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.Automaticnoun
A semi-automatic pistol.
The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.Automaticnoun
light machine gun
Automaticnoun
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
Automaticadjective
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control;
automatic transmissiona budget deficit that caused automatic spending cutsAutomaticadjective
like the unthinking functioning of a machine;
an automatic `thank you'machinelike efficiencyAutomaticadjective
without volition or conscious control;
the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong lighta reflex knee jerksneezing is reflexive
