Artifact

Word ARTIFACT
Character 8
Hyphenation ar ti fact
Pronunciations /ˈɑːtɪfækt/

Definitions and meanings of "Artifact"

What do we mean by artifact?

An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest. noun

Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element. noun

A phenomenon or feature not originally present or expected and caused by an interfering external agent, action, or process, as an unwanted feature in a microscopic specimen after fixation, in a digitally reproduced image, or in a digital audio recording. noun

An inaccurate observation, effect, or result, especially one resulting from the technology used in scientific investigation or from experimental error. noun

Anything made by art; an artificial product. noun

A natural object modified by human art. noun

Also artefactum. noun

Not natural, but produced by manipulation, as some microscopic feature in a hardened tissue.

Also spelled artefact.

A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects. noun

Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to objects made for practical purposes as well as works of art. It is contrasted to natural object, i.e. anything produced by natural forces without the intervention of man. noun

A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life. noun

An object, oservation, phenomenon, or result arising from hidden or unexpected causes extraneous to the subject of a study, and therefore spurious and having potential to lead one to an erroneous conclusion, or to invalidate the study. In experimental science, artifacts may arise due to inadvertant contamination of equipment, faulty experimental design or faulty analysis, or unexpected effects of agencies not known to affect the system under study. noun

An object made or shaped by human hand. noun

An object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation. noun

Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element. noun

A structure or finding 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. noun

An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin. noun

A man-made object taken as a whole noun

An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.

An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.

Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.

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.

An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.

A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression algorithm.

An item or object. used in various fantasy settings to portray objects that have some sort of magical power or innert ability. Urban Dictionary

That Game Valve Made That Nobody Asked For Urban Dictionary

A piece of useless shit saved to look at in the future. Urban Dictionary

1. Appearance 2. Physical appearance, especially when pleasing. 3. A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion. Urban Dictionary

1. Something made to resemble a real fact, by or through President Trump or his Administration or other. 2. A false statement, a non-truth, a lie or a falsehood. 3. An exaggeration of the truth or a half truth. 4. An alternative fact. Urban Dictionary

Term invented (or at least popularized) by the late musician Frank Zappa to describe children conceived primarily for the experience of having them. Urban Dictionary

When a picture has been reposted hundreds of times by different people across the Internet, to the point where the compression from being screenshoted and uploaded has become noticeable. This could be noticable blurriness, distortion, or pixelation. Urban Dictionary

A Cum Artifacts are objects that have acquired online infamy due to having semen as a major part of them. The most infamous Cum Artifacts are The Pony Cum Jar, The Cumbox, The Cumconut, The Cum Arm, The Jizz Powder and The Cum Dreamcast. Urban Dictionary

Another phrase for Ok Boomer Synonyms: Ok Boomer, That's fun ancient one, of corpse Urban Dictionary

A discarded liquor bottle. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Artifact

The word "artifact" in example sentences

This fifth game has Layton and Luke investigating the mystery of the title artifact in Casino City, which seems to have been created by the wish-granting mask. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You conclude (somehow) that this artifact is a "design", by which you mean it displays "purpose". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bradford: Do you understand that the doctrine holding that intelligent agency must be identified in advance of a linkage of it to an "artifact" is an ruling and not a logical necessity? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you understand that the doctrine holding that intelligent agency must be identified in advance of a linkage of it to an "artifact" is an ruling and not a logical necessity? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Every artifact is a potential object of study: a text. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

We refuse to concede to you what our political thoughts in our minds are, in our hearts are, will determine whether an artifact is legal or illegal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to the Taranaki Daily News, the artifact is believed to have come from either the sunken ship Australind, wrecked in Port Taranaki in 1882, or the Star of the Mersey, which wrecked and sank there in 1886. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A surviving artifact from the old temples of America! ❋ Unknown (2010)

The mysterious artifact is finally excavated at the Aegis VII mining colony. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A 'knight' is a Christian artifact from a Christian culture just as much as a 'Kirtle Friar' is. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Spending25 pages searching for a minor artifact is probably unacceptable but spending hundreds of pages getting Ulysses from Troy to Ithaca obviously works. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rogue Moon: Algis Budrys, 1960 - An alien artifact is found on the moon, which is so alien that anyone trying to investigate it dies horribly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, they are attacked by a group called The Scions of Oblivion, who believ an ancient artifact is buried under the school. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If his teleportation abilities are limited inside buildings, that will force him to retrieve the artifact from the fortress in a more interesting way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

John Kessel's "Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance" follows the daring escape of a monk named Adlan who steals a valuable cultural artifact from the Caslonian Empire to use as leverage to free his planet, Helvetica. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"this [crown] of [the deep] artifact gives me +4 to charisma" "[frodo],we must destroy this artifact for the good ofmiddle earth" ❋ Misko (2007)

[Cody]:Have You Heard About [That Game] [Artifact] James:Dont Fucking Talk About That Game ❋ 0)_(0 (2017)

The [Smithsonian] found an 2000-year old Egyptian dog [carcass] and put it in [the Museum] as an artifact ❋ Jules Winnefield (2008)

[Kiko]: The artifaction for this fall will be...this 1700s [Kabuto] Samurai Hat [Fashion guru]: So garish! Kiko: Quiet! ❋ Kiko (2004)

Did you hear that [CNN] has discovered another [artifact] from [the Trump] Administration. ❋ My Kraken (2017)

"There seems to be this trend for the young modern parent to have a child for these reasons: For the woman to experience the miracle of [childbirth] and for the young couple to raise their precious child to be this immaculate [artifact] of modern society. If people think today's punk kids are repulsive, wait until they see what these little artifact children are going to do." [Frank Zappa] ❋ Avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv (2006)

I've seen this [meme] [posted] [on so] many accounts, I can see the JPEG Artifacts. ❋ ShadowLink3D (2020)

Mom: Hey [Johnny], [what is this] bottle filled with milk i found under your bed? Johnny: Ma, that's [not milk]... Mom: Johnny, are you making Cum Artifacts again? ❋ CantUseMyRealName (2023)

Mom: [dinner is ready]. [Son]: [roger that artifact] ❋ Zoomernumberone (2019)

"[The kids] are out [picking up] Indian artifacts for [candy] money" ❋ McCooligan (2009)

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