prototype
[ proh-tuh-tahyp ]
/ ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp /
noun
the original or model on which something is based or formed.
someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist.
something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
Biology. an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group.
verb (used with object), pro·to·typed, pro·to·typ·ing.
to create the prototype or an experimental model of: to prototype a solar-power car.
Words nearby prototype
protostele, protostome, prototherian, prototroph, prototrophic, prototype, protovertebra, protoxide, protoxylem, protozoa, protozoan
Origin of prototype
OTHER WORDS FROM prototype
pro·to·typ·al, pro·to·typ·i·cal [proh-tuh-tip-i-kuhl] /ˌproʊ təˈtɪp ɪ kəl/, pro·to·typ·ic, adjectivepro·to·typ·i·cal·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prototype
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British Dictionary definitions for prototype
prototype
/ (ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp) /
noun
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
a person or thing that serves as an example of a type
biology the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype
Derived forms of prototype
prototypal, prototypic (ˌprəʊtəˈtɪpɪk) or prototypical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for prototype
prototype
[ prō′tə-tīp′ ]
n.
A primitive or ancestral form or species.
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