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prototype
[ proh-tuh-tahyp ]
noun
- the original or model on which something is based or formed.
Synonyms:
She is the prototype of a student activist.
- something analogous to another thing of a later period:
a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
- Biology. an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group.
verb (used with object)
- to create the prototype or an experimental model of:
to prototype a solar-power car.
prototype
/ ˌprəʊtəˈtɪpɪk; ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp /
noun
- one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially
- a person or thing that serves as an example of a type
- biology the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype
Derived Forms
- ˌdzٴˈٲ貹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴ·ٲ·· [proh-t, uh, -, tip, -i-k, uh, l]; ·ٴ·ٲ· ·ٴ·ٲ· [proh-t, uh, -, tip, -, uh, l], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prototype1
Example Sentences
Now the manufacturer of the male bottles, OmniPac, has developed formal prototypes and is preparing to increase production.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.
In Leanhardt’s hand was an early prototype of the so-called torpedo bat.
Taking standard crutch measurements from the internet, Qaradaya commissioned a local carpenter to create several prototypes for wooden crutches.
He began refining an idea for a lockable pouch and started building prototypes using materials he sourced from a hardware store.
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