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/ˈɑːtɪfækt/ /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/

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Artefakt, Gegenstand

An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.

Examples :

"The ancient pottery shards are considered artifacts of the lost civilization. "

Die antiken Tonscherben gelten als Artefakte der verlorenen Zivilisation.

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Artefakt, Objekt

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

Examples :

"The ancient pottery shards were considered an artifact of the lost civilization. "

Die antiken Tonscherben wurden als Artefakt der verlorenen Zivilisation betrachtet.

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Artefakt, Erzeugnis

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

Examples :

"The old, chipped teacup was a family artifact, passed down through generations. "

Die alte, abgebrochene Teetasse war ein Familienartefakt, das über Generationen weitergegeben wurde.

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Artefakt, Scheinbefund

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.

Examples :

"The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process."

Der Fleck auf seiner Lunge entpuppte sich als Artefakt des Röntgenverfahrens.

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Artefakt, Fundstück

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

Examples :

"The dig produced many Roman artifacts."

Die Ausgrabung brachte viele römische Artefakte hervor.

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Artefakt

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.

Examples :

"The brown spot on the tissue sample was an artifact, caused by the staining process. "

Der braune Fleck auf der Gewebeprobe war ein Artefakt, der durch den Färbeprozess verursacht wurde.

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Artefakt, Störsignal

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

Examples :

"This JPEG image has been so highly compressed that it has unsightly compression artifacts, making it unsuitable for the cover of our magazine."

Dieses JPEG-Bild wurde so stark komprimiert, dass es unschöne Kompressionsartefakte aufweist, was es für das Cover unseres Magazins ungeeignet macht.

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