The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires.
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Semiautomatic
Synonyms for "semiautomatic" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (12)
Adjective(3 words)
partially automatedpartially automaticpartially automatic device
Related words (21)
Noun(2 words)
semi automatic pistolsemiautomatic pistol
Adjective(3 words)
semi-automatic mechanismsemiautomatic firearmsemiautomatic weapon
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More general
12 entriesautomaticdevicefirearmhandgunmachinemechanicalpistolself-operatingsemiautomatic firearmshooting ironside armweapon
More specific
7 entriessemiautomatic camerasemiautomatic feedersemiautomatic pistolsemiautomatic riflesemiautomatic samplersemiautomatic shotgunsemiautomatic washing machine
Collocations
9 entriessemiautomatic actionsemiautomatic camerasemiautomatic devicesemiautomatic firearmsemiautomatic operationsemiautomatic pistolsemiautomatic processingsemiautomatic riflesemiautomatic weapon
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriessemiautomatesemiautomatedsemiautomatic firearmsemiautomatic weaponsemiautomaticallysemiautomaticitysemiautomation
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1 entriesSample sentences
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Experts say that there is no clear link between semiautomatics and the number of shootings by the police, and that officers are likely to get higher-powered weapons rather than go back to traditional handguns.
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