transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs ]
adjective
Etymology: Greek autonomos independent, from aut- + nomos law — more at nimble
Date: 1800
1. : of, relating to, or marked by autonomy
2.
a. : having the right or power of self-government
b. : undertaken or carried on without outside control : self-contained
an autonomous school system
3.
a. : existing or capable of existing independently
an autonomous zooid
b. : responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole
an autonomous growth
4. : controlled by the autonomic nervous system
Synonyms: see free
• au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb