Oxford
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`Dictionary
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`Second Edition, Revised
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`Edited by
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`Judy Pearsall and Bill Trumble
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`in autographic
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`facsimile reproduction Of writing or illustration.
`/,o:ta‘graelik/ adj.
`autogyro var. of AUTOGIRO.
`autoharp /'o:tallio:p/ n. a kind of zither with a mechanical device to
`allow the playing of chords.
`(of a disease) caused by
`adj. Med.
`autoimmune /_o:t301’mju:n/
`antibodies or immune lymphocytes produced against substances
`naturally present in the body. )3 autoimmunity n.
`autointoxication /Ia:taOInItokst'kcrfiahi/ n. Med. poisoning by a toxin
`formed within the body itself.
`autolysis /3:’tDlISIs/ n. the destruction Ofcells by their own enzymes.
`D autolytic /_o:ta‘lItIk/ adj. [G Autoiysc (as AUTO-, -LYSIS)]
`automat /'3:ta_mtei/ a. US 1 a slot-machine that dispenses goods. 2 a
`cafeteria containing slot-machines dispensing food and drink. [G f. F
`automate, formed as AUTOMATON]
`automate /'o:ta,melt/ vlr. convert to or operate by automation (the
`ticket ofifice has been automated). [back-form. f. AUTOMATION]
`automatic /,o:ta'mect1k/ adj. & n. 0 adj. 1 (Ofa machine. device, etc., or
`its function) working by itself, without direct human intervention.
`2 a done spontaneously, without conscious thought or intention (an
`automatic reaction). b necessary and inevitable (an automatic penalty).
`3 Psychol. performed unconsciously or subconsciously 4 (Ofa firearm)
`that continues firing until
`the ammunition is exhausted or the
`pressure on the trigger is released. 5 (Of a motor vehicle or its
`transmission) using gears that change automatically according to
`speed and acceleration. o n. 1 an automatic device, esp. a gun or
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`transmission. 2 colloq.
`a vehicle with automatic transmission.
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`automatic pilot a device for keeping an aircraft on a set course.
`El automatically adv automaticity /,o:tama'IISItI/ a.
`[formed as
`AUTOMATON + -Ic]
`automation /,a:ta’mei[(a)n/ n. 1 the use of automatic equipment
`to save mental and manual labour. 2 the automatic control of the
`manufacture of a product through its successive stages. [irreg f.
`AUTOMATIC + AATION]
`automatism /3:'tnmaltiz(a)m/ n. 1 Psychol. the performance Ofactions
`unconsciously or subconsciously; such action. 2 involuntary action.
`3 unthinking routine. [F automatisme f. automate AUTOMATON]
`automatize /a:'Ioma,IaIz/ vir (also -ise) 1 make (a process etc.)
`automatic. 2 subject
`(a business, enterprise, etc.)
`to automation,
`automate. D automatization /o:,tomatai'zei](a)n/ n.
`[AUTOMATIC +
`-IZE]
`automaton /o:'tomat(a)n/ n. (pl. automata /-ta/ or automatons) 1 a
`mechanism with concealed motive power. 2 a person who behaves
`mechanically, like an automaton. [L f. Gk. neut. ofautomatos acting of
`itself: see AUTO-]
`automobile /'3:tama,bi:l/ a. US a motor car. [F (as Auro—, MOBILE)]
`automotive /,3:ta'maot1v/ adj. concerned with motor vehicles.
`autonomic /.3;ta‘nomik/ adj. esp. Physiol. functioning involuntarily.
`I: autonomic nervous system see NERVOUS SYSTEM. [AUTONOMY +
`-Ic]
`autonomous /o:'tonamas/ ad]. 1 having self-government. 2 acting
`independently or having the freedom to do so. D autonomously adv
`[Gk autonomos (as AUTONOMY)]
`autonomy /o:'tonamI/ n.
`(pl. -ies) 1 the right of selfgovernment.
`2 personal freedom. 3 freedom of the will. 4 a self-governing
`community. El autonomist n. [Gk autonomia f. autos self + nomos law]
`autopilot /'a:taolpailat/ a. an automatic pilot. [abbr.]
`autopista /'ElUIQUlplISt9/ n. a Spanish motorway. [Sp. (as AUTOMOBILE.
`pista track)]
`autopsy /'O:topSI, oz'topSI/ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a post-mortem examination.
`2 any critical analysis. 3 a personal inspection. [F autopsie or mod.L
`autopsia f. Gk f. autoptES eyewitness]
`autoradiograph /,o:ta'reIdIa,gro:f/ n. a photograph of an object,
`produced by radiation from radioactive material
`in the object.
`3 autoradiographic /—,reIdIa'grzefIk/
`adj.
`autoradiography
`/-,reIdI‘ograf1/ n.
`autoroute /‘a:tao,ru:t/ n. a French motorway.
`ROUTE)]
`(pl. autostradas or autostrade
`autostrada /'aotaolstro:d9/ n.
`/-dI/) an Italian motorway. [It. (as AUTOMOBILE, strada road)]
`auto-Suggestion /,o:tausa'd3est[an/ I7. suggestion to oneself; the
`hypnotic or subconscious adoption of an idea originating within
`oneself.
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`[F (as AUTOMOBILE,
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`autogyro | avatar
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`autotelic /,3:ta‘tehk/ adj. having or being a purpose in itself. [AUTO- +
`Gk telos end]
`autotomy /3:‘totam1/ n. Zool. the casting Offofa part ofthe body when
`threatened, e.g. the tail Ofa lizard.
`autotoxin /.O:ta‘toksm/ n. a poisonous substance Originating within
`an organism. D autotoxic adj.
`autotrophic /.a:ta'traof1k, »'trof1k/ adj. Biol. able to form complex
`nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such
`as carbon dioxide (cf. HETEROTROPHIC). [AUTO- + Gk trophos feeder]
`autotype /'C)Z[9li£llp/ n. 1 a facsimile. 2 a a photographic printing
`process for monochrome reproduction. b a print made by this process.
`autoxidation jazltnkSI'deIflahI/
`n. Chem. oxidation which occurs
`spontaneously at ambient temperatures in the presence Ofoxygen.
`autumn /'o:tam/ n. 1 the third season of the year, when crops and
`fruits are gathered and leaves fall, in the northern hemisphere from
`September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March
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`to May. 2 Aslron. the period from the autumnal ecuinox to the winter
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`solstice. 3 a time of maturity or incipient decay.
`autumn crocus
`the meadow saffron. [ME f. OF autompne f. L autumnus]
`autumnal /o:'tAmn(a)l/ adj. 1 of, characteristic of, or appropriate to
`autumn (autumnal colours). 2 occurring in autumn (autumnal equinox).
`3 maturing or blooming in autumn. 4 past the prime of life.
`[L
`autumnalis (as AUTUMN, -AL‘)]
`Auvergne /aO‘veaII/ a region ofsouth central France. It was a province
`of the Roman Empire. and takes its name from the Arverni, a Celtic
`tribe who lived there in Roman times. The region is mountainous and
`contains the extinct volcanic cones known as the Puys.
`auxanometer /,3:ksa‘nomita(r)/ n. an instrument for measuring the
`linear growth of plants. [Gk auxano increase + ~METER]
`auxiliary /3:g'ZIljarI/ adj. & n. 0 adj. 1 (Ofa person or thing) that gives
`help. 2 (Of services or equipment) subsidiary. additional. 0 n. (pl. -ies)
`1 an auxiliary person or thing. 2 (in pl.) Mil. auxiliary troops. 3 Gram. an
`auxiliary verb. D auxiliary troops Mil. foreign or allied troops in a
`belligerent nation’s service. auxiliary verb Gram. one used in forming
`tenses, moods, and voices Ofother verbs. [L auxiliarius f. auxilium help]
`auxin /'3:k51n/ n. any of a group of plant hormones that regulate
`growth. [G f. Gk auxa increase + -IN]
`AV abbt 1 audiovisual (teaching aids etc.). 2 Authorized Version (of the
`Bible).
`Av var. ofAB‘.
`avadavat /,2evada‘vzet/ n. (also amadavat /,eema-/) a small brightly
`coloured southern Asian waxbill of the genus Amandava, esp. the red
`A, amandava. [AHMADABAD (where such birds were sold )]
`avail /a'veil/ v & n. o v 1 it help, benefit. 2 refl. (foll. by of) profit by; take
`advantage of. 3 ma: a provide help. b be of use, value, or profit. 0 n.
`(usu. in neg. or interrog. phrases) use, profit (to no avail; without avail; of
`what avail?) [ME f. obs. Vail (v.) f. OF valoir be worth f. L valere]
`available /a'veIlab(a)l/ adj. (often fell. by to, for) 1 capable ofbeing used;
`at one’s disposa .2 within one’s reach. 3 (ofa person) a free. b able to
`be contacted. 3 availably adv availableness n. availability
`j’alveIla‘bIlItI/ n. ME f. AVAIL + -ABLE]
`avalanche /‘zeva,lo:n]/ n. & v o n. 1 a mass ofsnow and ice, tumbling
`rapidly down a mountain. 2 a sudden appearance or arrival of
`anything in large quantities (faced with an avalanche of work). 0 v 1 inlt
`descend like an avalanche. 2 it carry down like an avalanche. [F, alt.
`ofdial. lavanche after avaler descend]
`Avalon /'£evalan/ 1 (in Arthurian legend) the place to which Arthur
`was conveyed after death. 2 Welsh Mythol. the kingdom of the dead.
`avant-garde /.zevm]'go:d/ n. & ad]. 0 n. pioneers or innovators esp. in
`art and literature. 0 adj. (of art. ideas, etc.) new, progressive. Ci avant-
`gardism n. avant-gardist n. [F. : vanguard]
`Avar /'zevo:(r)/ n. & adj. o n. 1 a member of a people prominent in SE
`Europe in the 6th-9th centuries, having a kingdom that at one time
`extended from the Black Sea to the Adriatic. They were conquered by
`Charlemagne (791—9). 2 the Turkic language of these people. 0 adj. of.
`relating to, or denoting the Avars. [Avar]
`avarice /":EV31'IS/ n. extreme greed for money or gain; cupidity.
`j avaricious /,aeva'r1]as/ adj. avariciously adv avariciousness n.
`[ME f. OF f. L avaritia f. avarus greedy]
`avast /a'vo:st/ int Naut. stop, cease. [Du. houd vast hold fast]
`avatar /'2evalto:(r)/ n. 1 Hinduism the descent Ofa deity or released soul
`0 earth in bodily form. 2 incarnation: manifestation. 3 a
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