| autism spectrum disorder |
any of a group of developmental disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, marked by repetitive behavior and problems with communication and social interaction. |
| autistic |
having the developmental disorder of autism. [2 definitions] |
| autistic savant |
an autistic person who has an extraordinary gift or ability, as in mathematics, music, or art. |
| auto |
shortened form of "automobile." |
| auto- |
self; same. |
| autobahn |
a superhighway in Germany or Austria; expressway. |
| autobiographical |
telling or based on the events and experiences of one's own life. |
| autobiography |
the events of a person's life written or told by that person. |
| auto body |
the main part of a car; the part of a car that you sit inside. |
| autoclave |
a container made to hold superheated steam under pressure, used for sterilizing medical instruments or the like or for cooking. [2 definitions] |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. [2 definitions] |
| autocrat |
a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power; dictator; despot. [3 definitions] |
| autocratic |
pertaining to or having the powers of an autocrat; absolute. [2 definitions] |
| auto-da-fé |
the public announcement of the judgment and sentences passed and imposed on people tried as heretics during the Spanish Inquisition. [2 definitions] |
| autodidact |
a person who is self-taught at something. |
| autogamy |
in botany, self-fertilization, as of a flower with its own pollen. [2 definitions] |
| autogiro |
an aircraft that is pulled forward by a conventional propeller and held up in the air by a large horizontal rotor mounted on top of the fuselage. |
| autograph |
a signature, esp. that of a famous person. [4 definitions] |
| autohypnosis |
the act of hypnotizing oneself. [2 definitions] |
| autoimmune |
characterized by or relating to a condition in which normal cells are attacked by the body's own immune system. |
| autoimmunity |
production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells. |