prototype

pro·to·type

(prō′tə-tīp′)

1. An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard: "The abolitionists were the prototype of modern citizen activism" (Adam Hochschild).

2. An original, full-scale, and usually working model of a new product or new version of an existing product.

3. A typical example of a class or category: "He fit the prototype of the artist as social misfit and compulsive contrarian" (Stephen Holden).

tr.v. pro·to·typed, pro·to·typ·ing, pro·to·types

To make a prototype of (a product).

[French, from Greek prōtotupon, from neuter of prōtotupos, original : prōto-, proto- + tupos, model.]

pro′to·typ′al (-tī′pəl), pro′to·typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk), pro′to·typ′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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prototype

(ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp)

1. (General Engineering) 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

2. a person or thing that serves as an example of a type

3. (Biology) biology the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype

ˌprotoˈtypal, prototypic, ˌprotoˈtypical adj

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pro•to•type

(ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp)

n., v. -typed, -typ•ing. n.

1. the original or model on which something is based or formed; pattern.

2. someone or something that serves as a typical example of a class; model; exemplar.

3. something analogous to a thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of modern public housing.

4. a first or experimental working model of something to be manufactured, usu. on a large scale.

5. Biol. a primitive form regarded as the original or basic type.

v.t.

6. to create a prototype of.

v.i.

7. to create prototypes.

[1595–1605; < New Latin prōtotypon < Greek prōtótypon, n. use of neuter of prōtótypos original. See proto-, type]

pro`to•typ′i•cal (-ˈtɪp ɪ kəl) pro`to•typ′ic, pro′to•typ`al (-ˌtaɪ pəl) adj.

pro`to•typ′i•cal•ly, adv.

prototype

A model suitable for evaluation of design, performance, and production potential.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

prototype - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"

concentrate - a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

imago - (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

prototype

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prototype

noun

A first form from which varieties arise or imitations are made:

Translations

نموذَج أوَّلي

prototyp

prototype

prototípus

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prototipas

prototips

prototyp

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prototype

(ˈprəutətaip) noun

the first or original model from which others are copied.

pro·to·type

n. prototipo, modelo, ejemplo.