heteronomous

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ nomos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/

Adjective

heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)

1. Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
   • 2018, Shoshana Zuboff, chapter 10, in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism:

     The competitive necessity of economies of action mean that surveillance capitalists must use all means available to supplant autonomous action with heteronomous action.

2. (biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization.
3. (linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language.

Antonyms

• autonomous

Related terms

• heteronomy

Translations

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• German: heteronom (de)
• Romanian: heteronom (ro)