English Explanatory Dictionary

automatism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Automatic or involuntary action.
  2. The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
  3. The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
  4. A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
  5. An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.

Pronunciation

/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/

Word forms

automatism automatisms

Etymology

From automat(on) + -ism.

Synonyms

telergy

Related words

automaticism surautomatism

Translations

Arabic: تِلْقَائِيَّة Belarusian: аўтаматы́зм Bulgarian: автомати́зъм Catalan: automatisme Chinese Mandarin: 自動性 /自动性 Czech: automatismus French: automatisme German: Automatismus Italian: automatismo Khmer: ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ Polish: automatyzm Russian: автомати́зм Spanish: automatismo Ukrainian: автомати́зм
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