automatism
/ษหหtษmษtษชzษm/IPA: /AO0 T AA1 M AH0 T IH0 Z AH0 M/
noun
- 1
Acting automatically or involuntarily.
- 2
The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
- 3
The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
- 4
An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
- 5
A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
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