autonomous
Government.
self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.
pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
having autonomy; not subject to control from outside; independent: a subsidiary that functioned as an autonomous unit.
(of a machine, device, etc.) able to operate with little or no human control or intervention: an autonomous vehicle.
Biology.
existing and functioning as an independent organism.
growing naturally or spontaneously, without cultivation.
Origin of autonomous
1Other words from autonomous
- au·ton·o·mous·ly, adverb
- non·au·ton·o·mous, adjective
- non·au·ton·o·mous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for autonomous
/ (ɔːˈtɒnəməs) /
(of a community, country, etc) possessing a large degree of self-government
of or relating to an autonomous community
independent of others
philosophy
acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing
(in the moral philosophy of Kant, of an individual's will) directed to duty rather than to some other end: Compare heteronomous (def. 3) See also categorical imperative
biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts
a variant spelling of autonomic (def. 3)
Origin of autonomous
1Derived forms of autonomous
- autonomously, adverb
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