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təˌfæktnoun
1.
any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
2.
a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
3.
any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation.
4.
a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
5.
EXPANDa spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures.
6.
COLLAPSEany feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent, method, or the like: statistical artifacts that make the inflation rate seem greater than it is.
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Artifact
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Experienced diggers recommend use of a separate bag for the artifacts found at a specific depth in a specific square.
- Retirement is not entirely an artifact of social norms.
- The apparent pattern in the data was an artifact of the collection method.
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World English Dictionary
| artifact (ˈɑːtɪˌfækt) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of artefact | |
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Word Origin & History
artifact
1821 (artefact) "anything made by human art," from It. artefatto, from L. arte "by skill" (ablative of ars "art;" see art (n.)) + factum "thing made," from facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Archaeological application dates from 1890. Artifactual (also artefactual) is recorded from 1950.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
artifact ar·ti·fact or ar·te·fact (är'tə-fākt')
n.
A structure or substance not normally present but produced by an external agent or action, such as a structure seen in a microscopic specimen after fixation that is not present in the living tissue.
A skin lesion produced or perpetuated by self-inflicted action.
ar'ti·fac·ti'tious (-fāk-tĭsh'əs) or ar'ti·fac'tu·al (-fāk'ch&oobreve;-əl) adj.
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Science Dictionary
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