semiautomatic Syllabification: (sem·i·au·to·mat·ic)Pronunciation: /ˌsemēˌôtəˈmatik, ˌsemˌī-/Translate semiautomatic | into French Definition of semiautomatic adjective partially automatic:a semiautomatic climate-control system (of a firearm) having a mechanism for self-loading but not for continuous firing:semiautomatic rifles noun a semiautomatic firearm. semiautomatic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of semiautomatic in the British & World English dictionary