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autopilot
au·to·pi·lot A0539100 (ô′tō-pī′lət)n. Automatic pilot.autopilot (ˌɔːtəˈpaɪlət; -təʊ-) n (Aeronautics) short for automatic pilotau′tomat′ic pi′lot
n. an electronic control system, as on an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called autopilot. [1915–20] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | autopilot - a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"automatic pilotunconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment | | 2. |  autopilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady courserobot pilot, automatic pilotdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"inertial guidance system, inertial navigation system - a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces |
Translationsautopilot
on automatic pilotAutomatically, without thinking about one's actions, generally because one has done something many times in the past. Also used in the shortened form, "on autopilot." By the second week of data entry, I could fill in the spreadsheets on automatic pilot. Making bottles, changing diapers, and putting the baby to sleep were all challenging at first, but now I feel like I'm doing it all on automatic pilot. Sometimes I arrive at work without remembering how I got there, like I was on automatic pilot the whole time.See also: automatic, on, piloton autopilot(Functioning) automatically, without thinking about one's actions, generally because one has done something many times in the past. By the second week of data entry, I could fill in the spreadsheets on autopilot. Making bottles, changing diapers, and putting the baby to sleep were all challenging at first, but now I feel like I'm doing it all on autopilot. Sometimes I arrive at work without remembering how I got there, like I was on autopilot the whole time.See also: autopilot, onbe on automatic pilotTo function or do something automatically, without thinking about one's actions, generally because one has done something many times in the past. Also used in the shortened form, "be on autopilot." By the second week of data entry, I felt like I was on automatic pilot. Making bottles, changing diapers, and putting the baby to sleep were all challenging at first, but now I feel like I'm on automatic pilot when I do it. Sometimes I arrive at work without remembering how I got there, like I was on automatic pilot the whole time.See also: automatic, on, piloton automatic pilot or on autopilot COMMON If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before or because you are very tired. Note: `Autopilot' is often written as `auto-pilot' in British English. Steve seemed to be on automatic pilot and able to go on driving without apparent fatigue. Note: You can also say that you go on to automatic pilot or on to autopilot if you start acting in this way. When the kids came home I just switched on to autopilot, making the tea, listening to them fight. Note: In aircraft, automatic pilot is a device which automatically keeps the plane on course without the need for the pilot to do much. See also: automatic, on, pilotbe on ˌautomatic ˈpilot do something without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before: I got up and dressed on automatic pilot.The automatic pilot is the device in an aircraft that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it. It is often shortened to ‘autopilot’: I did the journey on autopilot.See also: automatic, on, pilotautopilot
autopilot[′ȯd·ō‚pī·lət] (navigation) automatic pilot EncyclopediaSeea/pautopilot
Synonyms for autopilotnoun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awarenessSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady courseSynonyms- robot pilot
- automatic pilot
Related Words- device
- inertial guidance system
- inertial navigation system
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