autarchic
English
Etymology
From autarch(y) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/
Adjective
autarchic (comparative more autarchic, superlative most autarchic)
- Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
- 2012, David S. F. Portree, A Forgotten Pioneer of Mars Resource Utilization (1962-1963), Wired 2012, :
- Steinhoff’s work focused on "autarchic" – that is, self-sufficient – bases on Mars and Phobos.
- 2012, David S. F. Portree, A Forgotten Pioneer of Mars Resource Utilization (1962-1963), Wired 2012, :
- self-sufficient
- (genetics, of a gene) Not inhibited by neighbouring genetic material