The difference between Automatic and Stickshift
When used as nouns, automatic means a car with automatic transmission, whereas stickshift means a manual transmission, controlled by a gear lever.
Automatic is also adjective with the meaning: capable of operating without external control or intervention.
check bellow for the other definitions of Automatic and Stickshift
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Automatic as an adjective:
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Examples:
"The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device."
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Automatic as an adjective:
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Examples:
"The reaction was automatic: flight!"
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Automatic as an adjective (of a [[firearm]] such as a [[machine gun]]):
Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
Examples:
"Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies."
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Automatic as an adjective (of a [[handgun]]):
An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Examples:
"The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its [[sidearm]], chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)."
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Automatic as an adjective (computing, of a local [[variable]]):
Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
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Automatic as an adjective (maths, of a group):
Having one or more finite-state automata
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Automatic as a noun:
A car with automatic transmission.
Examples:
"I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic."
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Automatic as a noun:
A semi-automatic pistol.
Examples:
"The [[G-men]] raiding the [[speakeasy]] were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns."
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Stickshift as a noun (US):
A manual transmission, controlled by a gear lever.
Examples:
"Most cars in Europe have a stickshift."
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Stickshift as a noun (US):
A car with a manual transmission.
Examples:
"My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic."
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Stickshift as a noun (US, informal, uncountable):
Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Examples:
"Do you know how to drive stickshift?"