artifactual
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təˌfækt noun
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.
a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures.
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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] | |
| 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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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
artifact also artefact  (är'tə-fākt') Pronunciation Key
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It is difficult to get a fair hearing for pictorial and artifactual evidence if one's attention is elsewhere.
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