artefact
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təˌfækt noun
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artefact or artifact (ˈɑːtɪˌfækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest |
| 2. | anything man-made, such as a spurious experimental result |
| 3. | cytology a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc, that is not normally present in the living tissue |
| [C19: from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make] | |
| artifact or artifact | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make] | |
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Artefact
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Medical Dictionary
artefact ar·te·fact (är'tə-fākt')
n.
Variant of artifact.
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Science Dictionary
artifact also artefact (är'tə-fākt') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Now the kilogram, the last artefact-based unit, awaits its turn.
Perhaps the biggest worry is that today's industrial-biotech boom is an artefact of the soaring price of oil.
Order an artefact from a virtual stockroom or simply dream one up.
It is simply an artefact of using a zero baseline chart that appears to show accelerated warming.
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