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autonomous
[ aw-ton-uh-muhs ]
adjective
- 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.
autonomous
/ ɔːˈɒəə /
adjective
- (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 See also categorical imperative
- biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts
- a variant spelling of autonomic
Derived Forms
- ˈٴDzԴdzdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٴDz··dzܲ· adverb
- ԴDz··ٴDz··dzܲ adjective
- ԴDz··ٴDz··dzܲ·ness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of autonomous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of autonomous1
Example Sentences
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — an autonomous judicial body within the Organization of American States — called on the U.S. to reopen the criminal investigation of the agents involved.
Quango stands for quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which means they are taxpayer-funded but not directly controlled by central government, and include watchdogs as well as the prison service and the Bank of England.
In the company’s quarterly webcast, Musk touted the potential of autonomous driving and said that Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, would lower labor costs and increase productivity.
Trump has repeatedly showed interest in taking control of the autonomous Danish dependent territory and has refused to rule out economic or military force to take control of it.
The company plans to eventually offer an on-demand ride-hailing service using purpose-built autonomous vehicles with no steering wheel and bidirectional capability.
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