semi-automatic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Partially automatic.
2. (not-comparable) Of a firearm that automatically ejects a shell and loads the next one, but requires the trigger to be squeezed for each shot; autoloading.

Noun

1. A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol.
2. A semi-automatic transmission.

Synonyms

semiautomatic

automanual

partial-automatic

Translations

semi-automatique

halbautomatisch

semiautomático

semiautomatico

semiautomático

semiautomatique

halfautomatisch

semiautomàtic

semi-automatisch

selbstladend

teilautomatisch

semiautomática

Etymology

From semi- + automatic.