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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ti•fact /ˈɑrtəˌfækt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropology, Archaeologyany object made by human beings, esp. a tool from an earlier time discovered at an archaeological site.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ti•fact (är′tə fakt′),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropology, Archaeologyany object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
- Anthropology, Archaeologya handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
- any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture:artifacts of the pop rock generation.
- Biologya substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
- a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures.
- any 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.
Also, artefact. - Latin phrase arte factum (something) made with skill. See art, fact
- 1815–25; variant of artefact
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: artifact /ˈɑːtɪˌfækt/ n - a variant spelling of artefact
ar•te•fact (är′tə fakt′),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropology, Archaeologyartifact.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: artefact, artifact /ˈɑːtɪˌfækt/ n - something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest
- anything man-made, such as a spurious experimental result
- a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc, that is not normally present in the living tissue
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make |