heteronomous

[ het-uh-ron-uh-muhs ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə məs /

adjective

subject to or involving different laws.

pertaining to or characterized by heteronomy.

Biology. subject to different laws of growth or specialization.

Origin of heteronomous

First recorded in 1815–25; heteronom(y) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM heteronomous

het·er·on·o·mous·ly, adverb

Words nearby heteronomous

heterometric autoregulation, heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym, heteronymous, heteronymous diplopia

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Example sentences from the Web for heteronomous

Heteronomous: if two parts, compared with each other, are of different quality: differing in development or function.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
An heteronomous becoming is to be traced back to the becoming of the cause which produces it.
The Reform of Education|Giovanni Gentile
Heteronomous, het-er-on′o-mus, adj. differentiated from a common type: subject to the rule of another.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heteronomous

heteronomous

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs) /

adjective

subject to an external law, rule, or authorityCompare autonomous

(of the parts of an organism) differing in the manner of growth, development, or specialization

(in Kant's philosophy) directed to an end other than duty for its own sakeCompare autonomous (def. 4b)

Derived forms of heteronomous

heteronomously, adverbheteronomy, noun

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Medical definitions for heteronomous

heteronomous

[ hĕt′ə-rŏn′ə-məs ]

adj.

Differing in development or manner of specialization.

Other words from heteronomous

het′er•on′o•my n.

单词	heteronomous
释义	heteronomous [ het-uh-ron-uh-muhs ] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə məs / adjective subject to or involving different laws. pertaining to or characterized by heteronomy. Biology. subject to different laws of growth or specialization. Origin of heteronomous First recorded in 1815–25; heteronom(y) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM heteronomous het·er·on·o·mous·ly, adverb Words nearby heteronomous heterometric autoregulation, heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym, heteronymous, heteronymous diplopia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heteronomous Heteronomous: if two parts, compared with each other, are of different quality: differing in development or function. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith An heteronomous becoming is to be traced back to the becoming of the cause which produces it. The Reform of Education\|Giovanni Gentile Heteronomous, het-er-on′o-mus, adj. differentiated from a common type: subject to the rule of another. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for heteronomous heteronomous / (ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs) / adjective subject to an external law, rule, or authorityCompare autonomous (of the parts of an organism) differing in the manner of growth, development, or specialization (in Kant's philosophy) directed to an end other than duty for its own sakeCompare autonomous (def. 4b) Derived forms of heteronomous heteronomously, adverbheteronomy, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for heteronomous heteronomous [ hĕt′ə-rŏn′ə-məs ] adj. Differing in development or manner of specialization. Other words from heteronomous het′er•on′o•my n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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