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artificial
[ ahr-tuh-fish-uhl ]
adjective
- made by human skill; produced by humans ( natural ):
artificial flowers.
Synonyms:
- imitation; simulated; sham:
artificial vanilla flavoring.
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Antonyms: ,
- lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned:
an artificial smile.
Synonyms: ,
- full of affectation; affected; stilted:
artificial manners; artificial speech.
Synonyms:
- made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural:
artificial rules for dormitory residents.
- Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships:
an artificial system of classification.
- Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Compare assembled, imitation ( def 11 ), synthetic ( def 6 ).
artificial
/ 藢蓱藧t瑟藞f瑟蕛蓹l; 藢蓱藧t瑟藢f瑟蕛瑟藞忙l瑟t瑟 /
adjective
- produced by man; not occurring naturally
artificial materials of great strength
- made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine
artificial cream
- pretended; assumed; insincere
an artificial manner
- lacking in spontaneity; affected
an artificial laugh
- biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms
an artificial classification
Derived Forms
- artificiality, noun
- 藢补谤迟颈藞蹿颈肠颈补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒路濒测 adverb
- 补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 辞顎卾别谤路补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒 adjective
- o顎卾er路补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒路濒测 adverb
- 蝉耻顎卲别谤路补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒 adjective
- su顎卲er路补谤顎卼颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒路濒测 adverb
- 耻苍顎卆谤路迟颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒 adjective
- 耻苍顎卆谤路迟颈路蹿颈顎僣颈补濒路ly adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of artificial1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of artificial1
Example Sentences
Google has been working to add artificial intelligence to the Chrome browser, Tabriz said.
McClelland pointed out that the differences between human brains and artificial intelligence systems include how we learn.
The California Supreme Court urged the State Bar of California Thursday to explain how and why it utilized artificial intelligence to develop multiple-choice questions for its botched February bar exams.
At this time, the FDA and food companies 鈥 including PepsiCo, General Mills, Mars and WK Kellogg 鈥 don鈥檛 have a formal agreement to remove artificial dyes, but an 鈥渦nderstanding,鈥 according to Kennedy.
鈥淚鈥檓 almost speechless. Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using artificial intelligence is just unbelievable.鈥
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What does听artificial mean?
Artificial is used to describe things that are made or manufactured as opposed to occurring naturally. Artificial is often used as the opposite of natural. A close synonym of artificial is synthetic.
This sense of the word is often used in the context of food to describe things like ingredients, flavors, additives, and preservatives that are chemically processed. Food packaging often specifies whether a product has natural or artificial flavors (or both). An artificial sweetener is a kind of chemical used as a substitute for sugar, such as in diet sodas.
Artificial is not only used in the context of food. Artificial turf is a grasslike surface used for sports playing fields. Artificial diamonds are those that are manufactured, as opposed to those that have developed through natural processes in the earth. Artificial flowers are often used as decorations. Artificial intelligence generally refers to the ability of a computer to function in a way that mimics or is likened to the human mind.
Sometimes, artificial is used in a more negative way to describe something as fake or imitation, as in Something about this tastes artificial.听
This sense of the word is sometimes used figuratively to describe something as being faked, phony, or contrived鈥攖he opposite of real or genuine, as in an artificial smile.听听
Example: The stadium just installed a field with artificial grass that is supposed to feel identical to real grass.听
Where does听artificial come from?
The first records of the word artificial come from around 1400. It ultimately comes from the Latin 补谤迟颈蹿颈肠颈腻濒颈蝉, meaning 鈥渂elonging to art,鈥 from artificium, meaning 鈥渟kill.鈥 (The related word artifice can refer to trickery or inventiveness.)
Artificial is typically used to indicate that the thing it describes was made and especially to contrast it with a natural version of that thing that grew or developed naturally.
Creating artificial versions of things can often be done more quickly and is often cheaper. However, the resulting product may be considered less quality, less healthy, or inferior in some other way.
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What are some other forms related to artificial?
- artificially (adverb)
- artificiality (noun)
What are some synonyms for artificial?
What are some words that share a root or word element with artificial?听
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What are some words that often get used in discussing artificial?
How is听artificial used in real life?
Artificial is a commonly used word that鈥檚 typically used to describe something that was made and does not occur naturally.
Artificial grape flavor is terrible
鈥 Matthew P (@theedgyones)
watering artificial flowers will never make them grow
鈥 Emily Keenan (@butimmakeenan)
British scientists are developing an artificial volcano to test climate change and the plot of many disaster movies.
鈥 Joel Ingersoll 馃 (@FlyoverJoel)
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Which of the following things could be described as artificial?
A. a flavor made in a lab
B. a naturally grown apple
C. a wild plant
D. bacteria
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