artifact
/ˈɑɹtɪfækt/
Frequency: 3.41 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
American usage
noun
Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
American usage
noun
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
American usage
noun
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
American usage
noun
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
American usage
noun
An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
American usage
noun
An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Given increasing investment in an IT (information technology) artifact (i.e., online service website), it is becoming important to retain existing customers."
- "The very act of looking at a naked model was an artifact of male supremacy."
- "Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language."
- "The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process."
- "This JPEG image has been so highly compressed that it has unsightly artifacts, making it unsuitable for the cover of our magazine."
- "The opacity in his chest radiograph turned out to be an artifact due to the film."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂er-, artefatto, arte, *dʰeh₁-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/
- British English: /ˈɑːtɪfækt/
Usage
- American usage