prototype

pro·to·type  (prt-tp)

n.

1. An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard for later stages.

2. An original, full-scale, and usually working model of a new product or new version of an existing product.

3. An early, typical example.

4. Biology A form or species that serves as an original type or example.

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[French, from Greek prtotupon, from neuter of prtotupos, original : prto-, proto- + tupos, model.]

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proto·typal (-tpl), proto·typic (-tpk), proto·typi·cal (--kl) adj.

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prototype [ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp]

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially

2. a person or thing that serves as an example of a type

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype

prototypal , prototypic [ˌprəʊtəˈtɪpɪk], prototypical adj

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A model suitable for evaluation of design, performance, and production potential.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prototype - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" epitome, paradigm, image example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" concentrate - a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" imago - (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

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prototype

noun original, model, precedent, first, example, standard, paradigm, archetype, mock-up He has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor. the prototype aircraft

Translations

prototype [ˈprəʊtəʊtaɪp] N → prototipo m

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prototype [ˈprəʊtəʊtaɪp] n → prototype m

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prototype

n → Prototyp m

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prototype [ˈprəʊtəʊˌtaɪp] n → prototipo

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prototype

n prototype [ˈprəutətaip]

the first or original model from which others are copied. prototipe نموذَج أوَّلي първообраз prototyp prototype das Muster πρωτότυπο prototipo prototüüp نمونه اصلی prototyyppi prototype אַבטִיפּוּס भूलरूप prototípus prototip frumgerð prototipo 原形 원형 prototipas prototips prototaip prototype prototype prototyp protótipo prototip прототип;(опытный) образец prototyp prototip prototip prototyp สิ่งที่เป็นต้นแบบ ilk örnek, prototip 原型，樣品(或樣機) прототип ابتدائي شئ، پہلا نمونہ nguyên mẫu 原型，样品（或样机）