Automatism Definition

ô-tŏmə-tĭzəm
noun
The state or quality of being automatic.
American Heritage
The quality or condition of being automatic.
Webster's New World
Automatic mechanical action.
American Heritage
Automatic action.
Webster's New World
The theory that the body is a machine whose functions are accompanied but not controlled by consciousness.
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Noun

Singular:
automatism
Plural:
automatisms

Origin of Automatism

  • From Latin automaton automaton automaton

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From automat(on) + -ism.

    From Wiktionary

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