noun Download 🔗Share An object made or shaped by human hand or labor. Examples : "The ancient pottery shards are considered artifacts of the lost civilization. " archaeology history culture art item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share 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." science technology computing technical statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." archaeology history material item culture weapon art thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " medicine biology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." media technology computing electronics signal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading