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Auto vs Autos - What's the difference?

auto | autos |

Autos is a derived term of auto.



As nouns the difference between auto and autos

is that auto is an automobile while autos is plural of auto.

As an adjective auto

is automatic of a gearbox / transmission.

As a proper noun Auto

is an unincorporated community in West Virginia.

auto

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , metanalyzed from (auto-) in words such as (automatic), (autopilot), and (automobile).

Adjective

(-)
  • automatic

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An automobile.
  • A .
  • A setting for automatic operation.
  • A writ.
  • An automatic gearbox / transmission.
  • A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) automobile, car, motorcar; motor * (setting for automatic operation) automatic
    Antonyms
    * (setting for automatic operation) manual
    Derived terms
    * autorack
    See also
    * auto-

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) An autorickshaw.

    • See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    autos

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----