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- [aw-tuh-nom-ik]
- /ˌɔ təˈnɒm ɪk/
- /ˌɔː.tə.ˈnɒ.mɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-tuh-nom-ik]
- /ˌɔ təˈnɒm ɪk/
Definitions of autonomic word
- adjective autonomic occurring involuntarily or spontaneously 3
- adjective autonomic of or relating to the autonomic nervous system 3
- adjective autonomic (of plant movements) occurring as a result of internal stimuli 3
- adjective autonomic occurring involuntarily; automatic 3
- adjective autonomic of or controlled by the autonomic nervous system 3
- adjective autonomic resulting from internal causes, as through a mutation 3
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Origin of autonomic
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; autonom(y) + -ic
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Parts of speech for Autonomic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
autonomic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
autonomic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for autonomic
adj autonomic
- independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
- autonomous — An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
adjective autonomic
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
Antonyms for autonomic
adj autonomic
- high-priced — expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- prevented — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
Top questions with autonomic
- what is the autonomic nervous system?
- where would you not find an autonomic ganglion?
- what is autonomic dysreflexia?
- what are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
- which pathways comprise the autonomic nervous system?
- what is autonomic nervous system?
- which autonomic neurons release norepinephrine as a neurotransmitter?
- what is the function of the autonomic nervous system?
- what does the autonomic nervous system do?
- what does the autonomic nervous system control?
- what does the autonomic nervous system regulate?
- what is autonomic dysfunction?
- what is autonomic neuropathy?
- what does autonomic mean?
- what differentiates an autonomic reflex from a somatic reflex?
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