-maticcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Brush-o-matic Brit.

/ˌbrʌʃə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌbrəʃəˈmædɪk/,

/ˌbrəʃoʊˈmædɪk/.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: automatic adj.

Etymology: < -matic (in automatic adj.). Compare -mat comb. form.The formation has been very productive of commercial names, but relatively few (e.g. Instamatic n., U-Matic n.; compare electromatic adj.) have entered general use. Some less common forms are illustrated here.

Originally U.S.

Forming words (typically proprietary or brand names) denoting devices which work automatically or mechanically.

ΚΠ

1935 Amer. Speech 10 35/1 In Providence, Rhode Island traffomatic signals turn red lights to green as cars approach them.

1937 Life 13 Sept. 123/2 (advt.) Its patented ‘Metering Unit’ literally doles out oil drop by drop... Thus your heat dollar goes farther..with Oil-O-Matic.

1939 Fortune Nov. 23 (advt.) Oldsmobile announces the amazing new Hydra-Matic drive.

1959 Amer. Speech 34 237 English trade names..such as Hoovermatic (an automatic washer and dryer) or Sensimatic (a Burroughs bookkeeping machine).

1966 L. Cohen Beautiful Losers (1970) iii. 238 The Bowl-a-Matic habitually divided every strike between First and Second Player regardless of who or how many threw.

1972 House & Garden Feb. 79 ‘Brush-o-matic’, to clean upholstery.

1988 New Yorker 7 Nov. 40/3 The old mechanical machines prevent citizens from ‘overvoting’..but the Votomatic systems do not.

1997 Spy (N.Y.) Dec. 18/2 We therefore offer the following Pope-O-Matic for use by the massed, nail-chewing cardinals as they wait for the new Pope to choose himself a name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-matic
释义	-maticcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Brush-o-matic Brit. /ˌbrʌʃə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌbrəʃəˈmædɪk/, /ˌbrəʃoʊˈmædɪk/. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: automatic adj. Etymology: < -matic (in automatic adj.). Compare -mat comb. form.The formation has been very productive of commercial names, but relatively few (e.g. Instamatic n., U-Matic n.; compare electromatic adj.) have entered general use. Some less common forms are illustrated here. Originally U.S. Forming words (typically proprietary or brand names) denoting devices which work automatically or mechanically. ΚΠ 1935 Amer. Speech 10 35/1 In Providence, Rhode Island traffomatic signals turn red lights to green as cars approach them. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 123/2 (advt.) Its patented ‘Metering Unit’ literally doles out oil drop by drop... Thus your heat dollar goes farther..with Oil-O-Matic. 1939 Fortune Nov. 23 (advt.) Oldsmobile announces the amazing new Hydra-Matic drive. 1959 Amer. Speech 34 237 English trade names..such as Hoovermatic (an automatic washer and dryer) or Sensimatic (a Burroughs bookkeeping machine). 1966 L. Cohen Beautiful Losers (1970) iii. 238 The Bowl-a-Matic habitually divided every strike between First and Second Player regardless of who or how many threw. 1972 House & Garden Feb. 79 ‘Brush-o-matic’, to clean upholstery. 1988 New Yorker 7 Nov. 40/3 The old mechanical machines prevent citizens from ‘overvoting’..but the Votomatic systems do not. 1997 Spy (N.Y.) Dec. 18/2 We therefore offer the following Pope-O-Matic for use by the massed, nail-chewing cardinals as they wait for the new Pope to choose himself a name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1935
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