SINCE 1828
nonautonomous
adjective
non·au·ton·o·mous
| \ ˌnän-ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs
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Definition of nonautonomous
: not autonomous: such as
a
: not having the right or power of self-government
nonautonomous regions
b
: not capable of functioning without input from a human operator
nonautonomous cars
c
: not capable of existing, developing, or occurring independently
nonautonomous cell proliferation
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