Recent Examples on the WebTorah mi’Sinai is a form of heteronomous law, a structure of law that operates independent of any individual or group. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 14 June 2021 Torah mi-Sinai is a form of heteronomous law, a structure of law that operates independent of any individual or group. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2019 At least for the next decade or three, autonomous cars will have to contend with the many heteronomous cars already on American roads, including those driven by a very common form of idiot who hooks a left in front of oncoming traffic. Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 28 June 2017
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1871, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
heteronomous
adjective
het·er·on·o·mous ˌhet-ə-ˈrän-ə-məs
: specialized along different lines of growth or under different controlling forces
in most segmented animals … the segmentation is heteronomous Libbie H. Hyman