AUTONOMOUS


Meaning of AUTONOMOUS in English

— autonomously , adv.

/aw ton"euh meuhs/ , adj.

1. Govt.

a. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.

b. pertaining to an autonomy.

2. having autonomy; not subject to control from outside; independent: a subsidiary that functioned as an autonomous unit.

3. Biol.

a. existing and functioning as an independent organism.

b. spontaneous.

[ 1790-1800; autónomos with laws of one's own, independent, equiv. to auto- AUTO- 1 + nóm ( os ) law, custom + -os adj. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .