heteronomous
[ het-uh-ron-uh-muh s ]
/ 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, adverbWords nearby heteronomous
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. SmithAn heteronomous becoming is to be traced back to the becoming of the cause which produces it.
The Reform of Education |Giovanni GentileHeteronomous, het-er-on′o-mus, adj. differentiated from a common type: subject to the rule of another.
British Dictionary definitions for heteronomous
heteronomous
/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs) /
adjective
subject to an external law, rule, or authority
Compare 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 sake
Compare autonomous (def. 4b)
Derived forms of heteronomous
heteronomously, adverb heteronomy, nounMedical definitions for heteronomous
heteronomous
[ hĕt′ə-rŏn′ə-məs ]
adj.
Differing in development or manner of specialization.