artefact

ar·te·fact  (ärt-fkt)

n.

Variant of artifact.

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artefact, artifact [ˈɑːtɪˌfækt]

n

1. something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest

2. anything man-made, such as a spurious experimental result

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc., that is not normally present in the living tissue

[from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

artefact - a man-made object taken as a whole   artifact whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" Americana - any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America anachronism - an artifact that belongs to another time antiquity - an artifact surviving from the past block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" button - any artifact that resembles a button commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce cone - any cone-shaped artifact covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone decker - (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus" decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify electroplate - any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating duplicate, extra - something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) float - something that floats on the surface of water insert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" stinker, lemon - an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" marker - some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel" mystification - something designed to mystify or bewilder opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with ready-made - a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades" restoration - some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original" flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width sphere - any spherically shaped artifact square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares" squeaker - any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; "those sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?" strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"

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artefact

noun item, thing, article, object, entity, ornament He realised that the 'ancient artefacts' were fakes.

Translations

artefact [ˈɑːtɪfækt] N

1. (= object) → artefacto m

2. (fig) (= product) → producto m; (= accident) → accidente m

artefact [ˈɑː^rtɪfækt] n → objet m fabriqué

artefact (Brit), artifact

n → Artefakt nt; are these human artefacts? → sind das Schöpfungen von Menschenhand?

artefact artifact (Am) [ˈɑːtɪfækt] n → manufatto