artificial

ar·ti·fi·cial

 (är′tə-fĭsh′əl)

adj.

1.

a. Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural: an artificial sweetener that replaces sugar; artificial flowers.

b. Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary: "Hausa [in Niger] ... are separated from their brethren in Nigeria by a porous and artificial border that the colonial powers left behind" (Jeffrey Tayler).

2. Affected or insincere: an artificial smile.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin artificiālis, belonging to art, from artificium, craftsmanship; see artifice.]

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ar′ti·fi′ci·al′i·ty (-fĭsh′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.

ar′ti·fi′cial·ly adv.

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artificial

(ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl)

adj

1. produced by man; not occurring naturally: artificial materials of great strength.

2. made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine: artificial cream.

3. pretended; assumed; insincere: an artificial manner.

4. lacking in spontaneity; affected: an artificial laugh.

5. (Biology) biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms: an artificial classification.

[C14: from Latin artificiālis belonging to art, from artificium skill, artifice]

artificiality n

ˌartiˈficially adv

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ar•ti•fi•cial

(ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl)

adj.

1. made by human skill; produced by humans; not natural.

2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring; artificial gemstones.

3. lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced: an artificial smile.

4. full of affectation; stilted.

5. pertaining to a taxonomic classification that groups together unrelated organisms.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

ar`ti•fi`ci•al′i•ty, n.

ar`ti•fi′cial•ly, adv.

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ar·ti·fi·cial

(är′tə-fĭsh′əl)

Made by humans rather than occurring naturally: artificial sweeteners; an artificial heart.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	artificial - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" unreal counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" natural - existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
	2.	artificial - artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" stilted, contrived, hokey affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
	3.	artificial - not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes inorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

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artificial

adjective

1. synthetic, manufactured, plastic, man-made, non-natural free from artificial additives and flavours

2. insincere, forced, affected, assumed, phoney or phony (informal), put on, false, pretended, hollow, contrived, unnatural, feigned, spurious, meretricious The voice was affected, the accent artificial.
insincere true, natural, frank, genuine, sincere, honest, unaffected, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

3. fake, mock, imitation, bogus, simulated, phoney or phony (informal), sham, pseudo (informal), fabricated, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, specious The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
fake authentic

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artificial

adjective

1. Made by human beings instead of nature:

manmade, manufactured, synthetic.

2. Made to imitate something else:

imitation, manmade, mock, simulated, synthetic.

Informal: pretend.

3. Not genuine or sincere:

affected, feigned, insincere, phony, pretended.

4. Artificially genteel:

affected, mannered, precious.

Informal: la-di-da.

5. Marked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fads:

factitious, plastic, synthetic, unnatural.

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Translations

إصْطِناعي، مُصْطَنَعاِصْطِناعيّ

umělý

kunstig

künstlichunnatürlich

τεχνητός

artificial

keinotekoinenteennäinen

artificielprécieuxaffété

umjetan

tilbúinn, gervi

artificialeposticcioartefatto

人工の

인공적인

dirbtinaidirbtinisdirbtinis kvėpavimasdirbtinumas

mākslīgsneīsts

kunstmatigartificieel

kunstigunaturlig

sztuczny

artificial

искусственныйненатуральныйпритворный

umetenumetna inteligenca

konstgjord

เทียม

yapayyapmacıksahte

nhân tạo

人工的人造的

artificial

[ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= synthetic) [light, flower, lake, leg, limb] → artificial; [leather] → sintético; [jewel] → de imitación; [hair] → postizo

2. (fig) [person, manner] → artificial, afectado; [smile] → forzado; [situation] → artificial

B. CPD artificial horizon N → horizonte m artificial
artificial insemination N → inseminación f artificial
artificial intelligence N → inteligencia f artificial
artificial manure N → abono m químico
artificial respiration N → respiración f artificial
artificial silk N → seda f artificial, rayón m
artificial sweetener N → edulcorante m

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artificial

[ˌɑː^rtɪˈfɪʃ^əl] adj

(= synthetic) [additive, colour, flavour] → artificiel(le)

(= man-made) [lake] → artificiel(le)

(= prosthetic) [limb] → artificiel(le)

(= unnatural) [conditions, environment] → artificiel(le)

(= affected) [manner, accent] → artificiel(le)artificial additive n → additif m artificiel
"no artificial additives" (on food packaging) → "sans additifs artificiels"artificial insemination n → insémination f artificielleartificial intelligence AI [ˌeɪˈaɪ]

n → intelligence f artificielle, IA f

modif [research, researcher] → en intelligence artificielle; [laboratory, system, software] → d'intelligence artificielle

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artificial

adj

(= synthetic) → künstlich; artificial light → künstliches Licht; artificial manure → Kunstdünger m; artificial hair/silk → Kunsthaar nt → /-seide f; artificial heart → Kunstherz nt; artificial leather → Kunstleder nt; artificial limb → Prothese f, → Kunstglied nt

(fig: = not genuine) → künstlich; (pej: = not sincere) smile, manner → gekünstelt, unecht; you’re so artificial → du bist nicht echt; if you say it that way it sounds artificial → wenn du es so sagst, klingt das unecht

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artificial

:

artificial horizon

n → künstlicher Horizont

artificial insemination

n → künstliche Befruchtung

artificial intelligence

n → künstliche Intelligenz

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artificial

[ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ/əl] adj (synthetic) → artificiale (fig) (pej) (smile, manner) → studiato/a, affettato/a; (tears, situation) → falso/a

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artificial

(aːtiˈfiʃəl) adjective

made by man; not natural; not real. artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight? kunsmatig إصْطِناعي، مُصْطَنَع изкуствен artificial umělý künstlich kunstig τεχνητόςartificial kunst-, tehis- مصنوعی؛ ساختگی keinotekoinen artificielמלאכותי कृत्रिम umjetan mesterséges buatan, bikinan tilbúinn, gervi artificiale 人為的な 인공의 dirbtinis mākslīgs; neīsts buatan kunstmatigkunstig, unaturligsztuczny مصنوعی، ساختګی artificial artificial искусственный umelý umeten veštački konstgjord ซึ่งประดิษฐ์ขึ้น; สังเคราะห์ yapay 人工的 штучний; синтетичний مصنوعی ، بناوٹی nhân tạo 人工的

artiˈficially adverb

kunsmatig بِصورَة مُتَصَنِّعَه ، بِصورَة إصْطِناعِيَّه изкуствено artificialmente uměle künstlich kunstigt; tilgjort τεχνητάartificialmente kunstlikult بطور مصنوعی keinotekoisesti artificiellement בְּדֶרֶך מְלָאכוּתִית कृत्रिम रूप से umjetno mesterségesen secara buatan á tilbúinn hátt; óeðlilega artificialmente 人為的に 인공적으로 dirbtinai mākslīgi; neīsti secara buatan kunstmatigkunstig, tilgjort sztucznie په مصنوعی توګه artificialmente (în mod) artificial искусственно umelo umetno veštački konstgjort, konstlat อย่างไม่เป็นธรรมชาติ yapay olarak 人工地 штучно بناوٹی طور پر không tự nhiên 人工地

ˌartificiˈality (-ʃiˈӕ-) noun

kunsmatigheid تَصَنُّـع неестественост artificialidade umělost, strojenost die Künstlichkeit kunstighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. τεχνητό(ς), έλλειψη φυσικότητας artificialidad kunstlikkus تصنع keinotekoisuus manque de naturel מלָאכוּתִיוּת कृत्रिमता usiljenost mesterkéltség kepalsuan artificiosità 人工 인공적임 dirbtinumas mākslotība; neīstums kepalsuan kunstmatigheid det å virke kunstig sztuczność تصنع artificialidade artificialitate искусственность strojenosť izumetničenost izveštačenost konstgjordhet, förkonstling ความไม่เป็นธรรมชาติ yapaylık 人造 штучність بناوٹ tính chất nhân tạo 人造

artificial respiration

the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned. kunsmatige asemhaling تَنَفُّس إصْطِناعي изкуствено дишане respiração artificial umělé dýchání künstliche Beatmung kunstigt åndedræt τεχνητή αναπνοή respiración artificial kunstlik hingamine تنفس مصنوعی tekohengitys respiration artificielle הַנשָמָה מלָאכוּתִית कृत्रिम श्वसन umjetno disanje mesterséges légzés pernapasan buatan öndunarhjálp respirazione artificiale 人口呼吸 인공 호흡 dirbtinis kvėpavimas mākslīgā elpināšana bantuan pernafasan kunstmatige ademhaling kunstig åndedrett sztuczne oddychanie مصنوعی تنفس respiração artificial respiraţie artificială искусственное дыхание umelé dýchanie umetno dihanje veštačko disanje konstgjord andning การผายปอด sunî solunum 人工呼吸 штучне дихання مصنوعی تنفس hô hấp nhân tạo 人工呼吸

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artificial

→ اِصْطِناعيّ umělý kunstig künstlich τεχνητός artificial keinotekoinen artificiel umjetan artificiale 人工の 인공적인 kunstmatig kunstig sztuczny artificial искусственный konstgjord เทียม yapay nhân tạo 人造的

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artificial

a. artificial, artificioso-a;

___ impregnation → impregnación, fecundación ___;

___ insemination → inseminación ___;

___ limb → extremidad o parte ___;

___ respiration → respiración ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Do you have any artificial sweetener? (US)
  Do you have any sweetener? (UK) → هَلْ لَدَيّكَ أَيُّ مُحَلٍ مُنْخَفِضِ السُعُرَاتِ الـحَرَارِيَّةِ؟ → Máte umělé sladidlo? → Har i et sødemiddel? → Haben Sie Süßstoff? → Έχετε ζαχαρίνη; → ¿Tiene edulcorante? → Onko teillä makeutusainetta? → Vous avez des édulcorants ? → Imate li neko sladilo? → Ha del dolcificante? → 甘味料はありますか？ → 감미료 있어요? → Hebt u ook zoetjes? → Har du suketter? → Czy dostanę słodzik? → O senhor tem algum adoçante? → У Вас есть заменитель сахара? → Har ni sötningsmedel? → คุณมีน้ำตาลเทียมไหม? → Tatlandırıcınız var mı? → Bạn có chất tạo ngọt nào không? → 有甜味剂吗？

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artificial

adj artificial

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