auto
noun
[ ˈɔːtəʊ ]
• a car.
• "the auto industry"
Origin:
late 19th century: abbreviation of automobile.
auto
adjective
• short for automatic (sense 1 of the adjective).
• "you have to take the camera out of auto mode and into manual"
auto
noun
• short for automatic (sense 3 of the noun).
• "the camera requires a lot of light to get good photos and videos in auto"
auto-
combining form
• self.
• "auto-analysis"
Origin:
from Greek autos ‘self’.
auto-
combining form
• relating to cars.
• "autocross"
Origin:
abbreviation of automobile.
