/ Dictionary / Index A Automat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Au•to•mat Pronunciation: (ô'tu-mat"), [key] — Trademark. Trademark. a type of self-service restaurant in which customers obtain food from small compartments by depositing the required number of coins in slots so that the doors can be opened. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: automat (Thesaurus) automanipulation automata Related Content Daily Word Quiz: foliage Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language