автома́т — meaning in English
avtomat
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English meaning
- automatic adj Operating by itself, without a person directly controlling it.
- automaton noun A mechanical device built to carry out a fixed set of movements or instructions on its own.
- dispenser noun A device or container designed to give out a set amount of something, such as soap or tape.
- kiosk noun A small stall or booth, often open on one side, used to sell newspapers, snacks, tickets, or similar small items.
Senses
автома́т is used for these senses in English:
- assault rifle A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower-power smaller-calibre round, from a high-capacity magazine.
- automaton A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- automaton A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
- dispenser An object used to dispense other items.
- kiosk A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
- machine gun A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
- slot machine Any machine operated by placing a coin or token into a slot, especially:
- submachine gun A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
automatic — full definition
- adj Operating by itself, without a person directly controlling it.
- adj Done without conscious thought, as a habit or reflex.
- noun A vehicle with an automatic transmission, or a self-loading firearm.
automaton — full definition
- noun A mechanical device built to carry out a fixed set of movements or instructions on its own.
- noun A person who behaves in a dull, mechanical way, as if acting without feeling or thought.