n. [ Gr. &unr_; self. ] An abbreviation of automobile.
Syn. -- car, automobile, machine, motorcar [ Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5 ]

a. of or pertaining to an automobile; as, an auto mechanic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Gr. &unr_; self. ] 1. A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a prefix with the meaning of self-moving, self-propelling; as, an autocar, an autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ German: equivalent of auto + road. ] an expressway or superhighway in a German-speaking country. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Auto- + biographer. ] One who writes his own life or biography. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. “Such traits of the autobiographic sort.” Carlyle. -- Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who writes his own life; an autobiographer. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Autobiographies [ Auto- + biography. ] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + catalysis. ] (Chem.) Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it. -- Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an automatic device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.
Syn. -- record changer, changer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Auto- + chronograph. ] An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Authochthons L. Autochthones [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, from the land itself; a'yto`s self + &unr_; earth, land. ] 1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being autochthonal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Aboriginal; indigenous; native. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An aboriginal or autochthonous condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Auto-; Clastic. ] (Geol.) Broken in place; -- said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L. clavis key. ] 1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile. [ PJC ]

n. [ Auto- + coherer. ] (Wireless Teleg.) A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.
Syn. -- autacoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Autocracies. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. autocratie. See Autocrat. ] 1. Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination of objects, but determines itself by an absolute autocracy. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle. [ In this sense, written also autocrasy. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; strength, &unr_; strong: cf. F. autocrate. See Hard, a. ] 1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot. [ 1913 Webster ]

The autocrat of the breakfast table. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. -- Au`to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] An autocrat. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or dignity of an autocrat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n.; pl. Autos-da-fé [ Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + fé faith, fr. L. fides. ] 1. A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: [ Fig. ] The public denunciation or punishment of a person who has offended the prevailing authorities. [ PJC ]

4. A session of the court of Inquisition. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Autos-de-fe. [ Sp., act of faith. ] Same as Auto-da-fé. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; self-taught. ] One who is self-taught; an automath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Auto- + dynamic. ] Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; house. ] (Biol.) Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with heterœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Quality of being autœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. using you own body as a sexual object. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Auto- + fecundation. ] (Biol.) Self-impregnation. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. self induced fluorescence. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Characterized by autogamy; self-fertilized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Self-produced; autogenous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Auto- + genesis. ] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) 1. Relating to autogenesis; self-generated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, controlled by, or designating, a system of self-determined drainage. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Phys. Geog.) A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Phys. Geog.) A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. self-generated; self-produced.
Syn. -- autogenous [ PJC ]

2. (Physiology) originating within the body; -- oposite of heterogenous.
Syn. -- autogenous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. training patients in self-induced relaxation.
Syn. -- autogenic therapy, autogenic training [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] 1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of ossification. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a. Autogenetic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an autogenous manner; spontaneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as autogyro.
Syn. -- autogyro, gryoplane [ WordNet 1.5 ]