autonomous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: autonomous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for autonomous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autonomous adj (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" Synonym(s): autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies" (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment Synonym(s): autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autonomous \Auton"omous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] self + [?] to assign, hold, sway.] 1. Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government. 2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws.