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AUTONOMOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Synonyms:
autonomous; self-directed; self-reliant
Classified under:
Similar:
independent (free from external control and constraint)
Derivation:
autonomy (personal independence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Existing as an independent entity
Example:
the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
Classified under:
Similar:
independent (free from external control and constraint)
Derivation:
autonomy (immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Example:
a sovereign state
Synonyms:
autonomous; independent; self-governing; sovereign
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
free (not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
Derivation:
autonomy (immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence)
Context examples:
Autophosphorylation of CaMKII can produce Calcium/CaM- independent activity (autonomous activity), without affecting its maximal Calcium/CaM-stimulated activity.
(Calmodulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Autonomous recorders set up at 34 locations in the Adelbert Mountains of Papua New Guinea covered sites ranging from pristine forests to small cacao farms.
(Scientists record the sound of intact forest, SciDev.Net)
Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light — bringing scientists one step closer to autonomous biobots.
(Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves, National Science Foundation)
Autonomous new growth of the intestinal epithelium that has limited growth potential and does not metastasize to surrounding structures.
(Benign Conditions of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The 17 residues closest to the membrane are an autonomous signal for basolateral sorting.
(Basolateral Sorting Signal, NCI Thesaurus)
Autonomous new growth of well-differentiated mammary epithelium that has limited growth potential does not metastasize or invade surrounding structures and has normal cytology.
(Benign Neoplasms of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A general term used to describe autonomous growth of tissue where the originating cell type has not been characterized.
(Benign Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Any DNA molecule capable of autonomous replication within a host cell and into which other DNA sequences can be inserted and thus amplified.
(Cloning Vector, NCI Thesaurus)
The results could inspire more robust and computationally efficient visual control algorithms for autonomous aerial robots.
(Scientists discover how birds navigate crosswinds, National Science Foundation)
A general term for autonomous tissue growth exhibiting morphologic features of malignancy (e.g. severe atypia, nuclear pleomorphism, tumor cell necrosis, abnormal mitoses, tissue invasiveness) and for which the transformed cell type has not been specifically identified.
(Malignant Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
