Definition
Happening or operating by itself without needing human control or thought (archaic form of 'automatic').
Etymology
From 'automatic' with the suffix '-al' added, though this form is now obsolete. In the 16th-17th centuries, '-al' was sometimes added to adjectives already ending in '-ic' before language standardization settled on 'automatic' as the standard form.
Kelly Says
Languages naturally try to standardize, which is why 'automatical' lost out to 'automatic'—just like how we say 'electric' not 'electrical' for most uses, even though both forms once competed. English went with the simpler version and won.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውቶማቲክ
aw-toh-mah-tik
ARالعربية
تلقائي
til-qaa-i
BNবাংলা
স্বয়ংক্রিয়
shoy-ong-kri-ee
CACatalà
automatitzat
aw-toh-mah-tee-zah-t
CSČeština
automatický
aw-toh-mah-tee-kee
DADansk
automatiseret
aw-toh-mah-tee-se-ret
DEDeutsch
automatisch
aw-toh-mah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αυτόματος
av-toh-mah-tos
ESEspañol
automático
aw-toh-mah-tee-koh
FAفارسی
خودکار
kho-da-kar
FISuomi
automaattinen
aw-toh-ma-at-ti-nen
FRFrançais
automatique
aw-toh-mah-teek
GUGU
આપ્તિકરણ
aap-tik-ra-n
HAHA
automate
aw-toh-mah-tee
HEעברית
אוטומטי
aw-toh-mat-ee
HIहिन्दी
स्वचालित
swa-cha-lit
HUMagyar
automatikus
aw-toh-mah-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
otomatis
oh-toh-ma-tis
ITItaliano
automatico
aw-toh-mah-tee-koh
KKKK
автоматты
aw-toh-mat-ty
KMKM
អន្តរកម្ម
on-tra-kam
MRMR
स्वयंचलित
swa-yan-chal-it
MSBahasa Melayu
automatik
aw-toh-mah-tik
MYမြန်မာ
လက်မလွတ်
let-ma-lwat
NLNederlands
automatisch
aw-toh-mah-tish
NONorsk
automatiserte
aw-toh-mah-tee-se-ret
PAPA
ਆਟੋમેਟਿਕ
a-toh-meh-tik
PLPolski
automatyczny
aw-toh-mah-tsee-ski
PTPortuguês
automático
aw-toh-mah-tee-koh
RORomână
automat
aw-toh-mahht
RUРусский
автоматический
av-toh-mah-tee-ches-kee
SVSvenska
automatiserad
aw-toh-mah-tee-se-rahd
SWKiswahili
kiotomati
kee-oh-toh-mah-tee
TAதமிழ்
யந்திரமயமாக்கல்
yan-thri-ra-ma-ya-ma-kkahl
TEతెలుగు
ఆటోమేటెడ్
a-toh-meh-ted
THไทย
อัตโนมัติ
at-no-mat
TLTL
awtomatik
aw-toh-mat-ik
TRTürkçe
otomatik
ot-oh-mat-ik
UKУкраїнська
автоматичний
av-toh-mah-tee-chnyi
VITiếng Việt
tự động
tu-dong
YOYO
automate
aw-toh-mah-tee
ZUZU
omathisize
oh-mah-thize