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autograph a signature, esp. that of a famous person. [4 definitions]
autohypnosis the act of hypnotizing oneself. [2 definitions]
autoimmune characterized by or relating to a condition in which normal cells are attacked by the body's own immune system.
autoimmunity production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells.
autointoxication in pathology, poisoning caused by toxic substances that have developed within the body itself, as in the intestines during digestion; autotoxemia.
autoloading semiautomatic, as cameras and firearms.
Automat trademark for a cafeteria where food is dispensed from small compartments with doors that open when customers deposit coins in the appropriate slots.
automatable combined form of automate.
automate to convert to a mechanical or electronic system of operation. [3 definitions]
automated controlled or carried using mechanical or electronic devices rather than with the effort of humans.
automated teller machine a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller.
automatic acting by itself without outside power or influence. [4 definitions]
automatic pilot an instrument that automatically keeps an aircraft, missile, or the like on a predetermined course at a specific altitude. [2 definitions]
automation operation by machinery rather than by people.
automatism the condition or quality of being automatic. [2 definitions]
automatize to cause to be done automatically.
automaton a piece of machinery that resembles a human in some or all functions; robot. [2 definitions]
automobile a four-wheeled vehicle with a built-in, self-propelled motor requiring a driver and used on roads to carry people; passenger car.
automotive of or pertaining to automobiles. [2 definitions]
autonetics (used with a sing. verb) the science of the use and development of automated devices used for control and guidance.
autonomic occurring or acting involuntarily or independently; automatic. [3 definitions]