prototype

  • 21prototype — This Greek word has carried over into modern English its meaning of original. It is now employed to refer to the model upon which something is based, to someone or something that illustrates the basic qualities of a model or example, and to… …

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  • 22prototype — [[t]pro͟ʊtətaɪp[/t]] prototypes 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, N n A prototype is a new type of machine or device which is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold. Chris Retzler has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor. ...the …

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  • 23prototype — prototypal, prototypical /proh teuh tip i keuhl/, prototypic, adj. prototypically, adv. /proh teuh tuyp /, n., v. prototyped, prototyping. n. 1. the original or model on which something is based or formed. 2. someone or something that serves to… …

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  • 24Prototype — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Thing copied. < N PARAG:Prototype >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prototype prototype original model pattern precedent standard ideal reference scantling type Sgm: N 1 archetype archetype …

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  • 25prototype */ — UK [ˈprəʊtətaɪp] / US [ˈproʊtəˌtaɪp] noun [countable] Word forms prototype : singular prototype plural prototypes 1) the first form of something new, made before it is produced in large quantities Designers have built a working prototype of the… …

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  • 26PROTOTYPE — s. m. Original, modèle, premier type, premier exemplaire. Il se dit proprement Des choses qui se moulent ou qui se gravent. On a moulé ces figures sur les prototypes qui sont à Rome. Cette médaille est le prototype sur lequel on a moulé toutes… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 27PROTOTYPE — n. m. Original, modèle, premier type, premier exemplaire. On a moulé ces figures sur les prototypes qui sont à Rome. Cette médaille est le prototype sur lequel on a moulé toutes les autres. Le prototype de l’unité de longueur est conservé à… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28prototype —    is the word for an original that serves as a model for later products of its type. Thus first prototype, experimental prototype, model prototype, and most other qualifying descriptions are redundant …

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  • 29Prototype — bandomasis pavyzdys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. prototype vok. Muster, n; Prototype, m rus. опытный образец, m pranc. échantillon pour essais, m; modèle, m; prototype, m …

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  • 30prototype — bandomasis pavyzdys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. prototype vok. Muster, n; Prototype, m rus. опытный образец, m pranc. échantillon pour essais, m; modèle, m; prototype, m …

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