auto

[aw-toh] /ˈɔ toʊ/
noun, plural autos.
1.
automobile.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to automobiles:
an auto salesman; auto detailing.
Origin
1895-1900, Americanism; by shortening

auto-1

1.
a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formation of compound words:
autograph, autodidact.
Also, especially before a vowel, aut-.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of autós self

auto-2

1.
a combining form representing automobile in compound words:
autocade.
Origin
see auto

auto-3

1.
a combining form representing automatic in compound words: autoalarm; autofeed; autofocus . Sometimes also taken as an adjective:
auto enlarger; auto stop control; auto dialer.

auto.

1.
automatic.
2.
automobile.
3.
automotive.
Examples from the web for auto
  • Ultimate auto album: an illustrated history of the automobile.
  • Many of those grasping for a sign of economic optimism these days have pointed to the auto industry.
  • There is good reason to keep the auto industry alive through this downturn, he believes.
  • There are no reliable per capita data on regional differences in personal auto or air travel.
  • Sure this car looks nicer, and is probably more comfortable but when you're talking about cost, the auto makers can do better.
  • In a conventional auto race, the winner is the car that finishes first.
  • The auto industry says there's a simple reason hybrids are packed with features: economics.
  • Also reusing auto parts will help reduce the amount going to the land fill.
  • Basically we're bailing out auto companies once again by subsidizing car purchases.
  • The auto industry has cranked out many motoring mashups over the years.
British Dictionary definitions for auto

auto

/ˈɔːtəʊ/
noun (US & Canadian, informal) (pl) -tos
1.
  1. short for automobile
  2. (as modifier): auto parts
2.
(Indian, informal) short for autorickshaw

auto-

combining form
1.
self; same; of or by the same one: autobiography
2.
acting from or occurring within; self-caused: autohypnosis
3.
self-propelling; automatic: automobile
Word Origin
from Greek autos self
Word Origin and History for auto
n.

shortened form of automobile, 1899; cf. French auto.

auto-

word-forming element meaning "self, one's own, by oneself," from Greek auto- "self, one's own," combining form of autos "self, same," of unknown origin. Before a vowel, aut-; before an aspirate, auth-. In Greek also used as a prefix to proper names, e.g. automelinna "Melinna herself." The opposite prefix would be allo-.

auto in Medicine

auto- or aut-
pref.
Self; same: autogamy.

auto in Science
auto-  
A prefix meaning "oneself," as in autoimmune, producing antibodies or immunity against oneself. It also means "by itself, automatic," as in autonomic, governing by itself.
Related Abbreviations for auto

auto

automobile

auto.

  1. automatic
  2. automotive