het·er·on·o·mous (h t  -r n -ms)adj. 1. Subject to external or foreign laws or domination; not autonomous. 2. Biology Differing in development or manner of specialization, as the dissimilar segments of certain arthropods. het er·ono·mous·ly adv. |
heteronomous [ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs]
adj
1. (Law) subject to an external law, rule, or authority Compare autonomous
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of the parts of an organism) differing in the manner of growth, development, or specialization
3. (Philosophy) (in Kant's philosophy) directed to an end other than duty for its own sake Compare autonomous [4b]
heteronomously adv
heteronomy n
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