Definitions for autonomous
ɔˈtɒn ə məsau·ton·o·mous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective

   (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

2. autonomousadjective

   existing as an independent entity

   "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

3. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliantadjective

   (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. autonomousadjective

   Self-governing. Governing independently.

2. autonomousadjective

   Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.

3. autonomousadjective

   Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).

4. Etymology: See autonomy and -ous.

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1. autonomous

   In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing. Autonomy can also be defined from a human resources perspective, where it denotes a (relatively high) level of discretion granted to an employee in his or her work. In such cases, autonomy is known to generally increase job satisfaction. Self-actualized individuals are thought to operate autonomously of external expectations. In a medical context, respect for a patient's personal autonomy is considered one of many fundamental ethical principles in medicine.

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1. autonomous

   Autonomous refers to a state, entity or action that is independent or self-governing, and able to make decisions or function without external control or influence. It can be used to describe a wide range of subjects, such as countries, organizations, robots or vehicles that operate independently.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Autonomousadjective

   independent in government; having the right or power of self-government

2. Autonomousadjective

   having independent existence or laws

3. Etymology: [Gr. ; self + to assign, hold, sway.]

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1. autonomous

   The ability, trust and power to make intelligent choices.

   The region was autonomous and they had the power and trust to make their own intelligent choices.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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   autonomous

   The legislative ability, choice, power and authority to govern.

   The region has autonomous authority to govern.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'autonomous' in Adjectives Frequency: #965

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce autonomous?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Tessa

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How to say autonomous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of autonomous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of autonomous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of autonomous in a Sentence

1. Elmar Kades:

   With the emergence of connected, autonomous, electric and shared vehicles, carmakers face immediate investments, so new opportunities for sharing costs have emerged.

2. Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich:

   Highly autonomous cars and everything they connect to will require powerful and reliable electronic brains to make them smart enough to navigate traffic and avoid accidents.

3. Joachim Wedler:

   Autonomous driving gives the car interior a totally different meaning, fun and relaxation are the new targets for those cars, while (electrification) offers us different vehicle packaging opportunities as there's no (bulky) engine or transmission. Batteries more or less lie flat on the floor. We have totally different opportunities for roominess and ergonomics.

4. Udelv CEO Daniel Laury:

   Baidu's Apollo brings us one step closer towards realizing our mission of reinventing delivery by bringing autonomous vehicles to the e-commerce industry.

5. Karl Brauer:

   NHTSA is prepared to name artificial intelligence as a viable alternative to human-controlled vehicles, it could substantially streamline the process of putting autonomous vehicles on the road.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=autonomous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Autonomous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autonomous
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=autonomous