ARTEFACT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Artefact

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 17th century: from Latin arte ‘by or using art’ + factum ‘something made’ (neuter past participle of facere ‘make’)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈɑːtɪfakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest

Short Definition:

object made by human being

Examples:
  • gold and silver artefacts
Definition:

something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure

Short Definition:

something observed in scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as result of preparative or investigative procedure

Examples:
  • the curvature of the surface is an artefact of the wide-angle view
Variant Forms:
  • artifact

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