artefactualartifactualadj.

Brit.

/ˌɑːtᵻˈfaktʃʊəl/,

/ˌɑːtᵻˈfaktʃ(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌɑrdəˈfæk(t)ʃ(əw)əl/

Forms: 1900s– artefactual, 1900s– artifactual.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: artefact n., -ual suffix.

Etymology: < artefact n. + -ual suffix, after factual adj.

1. Science. Of the nature of an artefact (artefact n. 2); created by an experimental technique or procedure; factitious.

ΚΠ

1914 K. Dunlap Outl. Psychobiol. iii. 39 The currents for muscle..are in any case probably artifactual, that is, there is probably no current unless electrodes are applied and an external circuit established.

1931 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 18 382 They [sc. chromomeres] are so liable to artifactual irregularities that they must not be unduly stressed.

1962 D. G. Cogan in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 293 When the lens substance does survive the sectioning and mounting, artefactual clefts and vacuoles are regularly present.

2001 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Jan. 21 Such artefactual increases are not evidence of any epidemic increase in the real causes of cancer.

a. Of an object: that is an artefact. Also: of or relating to a man-made or manufactured object or objects.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [adjective] > manufactured or produced

wrought1440

prepared1694

artefactual1960

1924 Philos. Rev. 33 578 These [sc. classes of artifacts, or things which men have learnt to produce] contribute kinds in the artifactual sense.

1960 M. Scriven in S. Hook Dimensions of Mind xiii. 119 If we define ‘machine’ as an inanimate artifactual device, we cannot go on to ask whether machines might one day be conscious.

1981 B. A. Farrell Standing of Psychoanal. iv. 62 The material also contains a manufactured, or artefactual component.

2001 A. Smith Strategies for building Digitized Coll. ii. 7 The premise that books printed on acid paper have a limited life span and that, for those items with insignificant artifactual value, the library is..rescuing the imperiled information.

b. Archaeology in same sense. Cf. artefact n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to artefacts

artefactual1930

1930 R. van Deman Magoffin Lure & Lore Archaeol. ii. 69 The chief thing..that has caused artifactual or archaeological history to take precedence over written or literary history is the absolute truth of the former as contrasted with the unilateral bias or unadorned prejudice of the latter.

1963 Kwang-chih Chang Archaeol. Anc. China 1 The study of bygone cultures and civilizations by means of their artifactual remains has never ceased to be a part of the historical method.

1979 P. L. Brown Megaliths & Masterminds 88 The strongest artefactual evidence of Mediterranean trade lay in the finding of the so-called faience beads.

1983 Rescue News Winter 4/3 The artefactual database is being enlarged.

1991 Classical Rev. 41 413 It would seem to some classicists, and indeed to some classical archaeologists too, that the further a province is from Rome, and the more mediocre the surviving structural and artefactual remains, the more is written about it.

Derivatives

artiˈfactually adv. artificially; as regards or by means of artefacts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adverb] > artificially

artificially1533

curiously1615

factitiously1773

artifactually1924

1924 Philos. Rev. 33 580 Rigid parts themselves may be either naturally or artifactually articulated, so as to result in a pliable compound body (e.g. articulated bones in the limb of an animal).

1956 Jrnl. Lab. & Clin. Med. 48 124 (title) A simple screening test for elimination of artifactually high protein-bound iodine samples.

1983 Amer. Antiq. 48 45 Artifactually, kivas are distinct, and architecturally they are round, semisubterranean, [etc.].

2006 Jrnl. Sports Sci. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 1025 This would mean that a direct comparison of scores would tend to..artefactually enhance the performance indices of those countries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	artefactual
释义	artefactualartifactualadj. Brit. /ˌɑːtᵻˈfaktʃʊəl/, /ˌɑːtᵻˈfaktʃ(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌɑrdəˈfæk(t)ʃ(əw)əl/ Forms: 1900s– artefactual, 1900s– artifactual. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: artefact n., -ual suffix. Etymology: < artefact n. + -ual suffix, after factual adj. 1. Science. Of the nature of an artefact (artefact n. 2); created by an experimental technique or procedure; factitious. ΚΠ 1914 K. Dunlap Outl. Psychobiol. iii. 39 The currents for muscle..are in any case probably artifactual, that is, there is probably no current unless electrodes are applied and an external circuit established. 1931 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 18 382 They [sc. chromomeres] are so liable to artifactual irregularities that they must not be unduly stressed. 1962 D. G. Cogan in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 293 When the lens substance does survive the sectioning and mounting, artefactual clefts and vacuoles are regularly present. 2001 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Jan. 21 Such artefactual increases are not evidence of any epidemic increase in the real causes of cancer. 2. a. Of an object: that is an artefact. Also: of or relating to a man-made or manufactured object or objects. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [adjective] > manufactured or produced wrought1440 prepared1694 artefactual1960 1924 Philos. Rev. 33 578 These [sc. classes of artifacts, or things which men have learnt to produce] contribute kinds in the artifactual sense. 1960 M. Scriven in S. Hook Dimensions of Mind xiii. 119 If we define ‘machine’ as an inanimate artifactual device, we cannot go on to ask whether machines might one day be conscious. 1981 B. A. Farrell Standing of Psychoanal. iv. 62 The material also contains a manufactured, or artefactual component. 2001 A. Smith Strategies for building Digitized Coll. ii. 7 The premise that books printed on acid paper have a limited life span and that, for those items with insignificant artifactual value, the library is..rescuing the imperiled information. b. Archaeology in same sense. Cf. artefact n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to artefacts artefactual1930 1930 R. van Deman Magoffin Lure & Lore Archaeol. ii. 69 The chief thing..that has caused artifactual or archaeological history to take precedence over written or literary history is the absolute truth of the former as contrasted with the unilateral bias or unadorned prejudice of the latter. 1963 Kwang-chih Chang Archaeol. Anc. China 1 The study of bygone cultures and civilizations by means of their artifactual remains has never ceased to be a part of the historical method. 1979 P. L. Brown Megaliths & Masterminds 88 The strongest artefactual evidence of Mediterranean trade lay in the finding of the so-called faience beads. 1983 Rescue News Winter 4/3 The artefactual database is being enlarged. 1991 Classical Rev. 41 413 It would seem to some classicists, and indeed to some classical archaeologists too, that the further a province is from Rome, and the more mediocre the surviving structural and artefactual remains, the more is written about it. Derivatives artiˈfactually adv. artificially; as regards or by means of artefacts. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adverb] > artificially artificially1533 curiously1615 factitiously1773 artifactually1924 1924 Philos. Rev. 33 580 Rigid parts themselves may be either naturally or artifactually articulated, so as to result in a pliable compound body (e.g. articulated bones in the limb of an animal). 1956 Jrnl. Lab. & Clin. Med. 48 124 (title) A simple screening test for elimination of artifactually high protein-bound iodine samples. 1983 Amer. Antiq. 48 45 Artifactually, kivas are distinct, and architecturally they are round, semisubterranean, [etc.]. 2006 Jrnl. Sports Sci. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 1025 This would mean that a direct comparison of scores would tend to..artefactually enhance the performance indices of those countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1914
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