noun🔗ShareAn original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models."The company developed several prototypes of the new phone before deciding on the final design. "technologyscienceindustrymachinetechnicalitemtypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn early sample or model built to test a concept or process."The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."technologytechnicalindustrymachineprocessscienceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code."The teacher provided prototypes for the functions we needed in our computer program. "computingtechnicallanguagefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes."A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not."technologysciencetypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car."The racing team tested several prototypes at the track to find the fastest design for the upcoming sports car race. "vehicleracesportmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
