artificial

Artificial — is something which is not natural. Its original sense, related to artifact and artifice , refers to a product of human endeavor; a more English but gendered synonym is man made . It is also used to mean false , a substitute for the real thing, as …   Wikipedia

Artificial — Ar ti*fi cial, a. [L. artificialis, fr. artificium: cf. F. artificiel. See {Artifice}.] 1. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

artificial — I adjective adulterine, artificiosus, assumed, casuistic, concocted, counterfeited, deceptive, ersatz, faked, false, feigned, fictitious, forged, illusory, imaginary, imagined, imitation, imitative, man made, not natural, pretended, simulated,… …   Law dictionary

Artificial — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Wikcionario tiene una definición para artificial. Artificial es algo que no es natural. Su sentido original, en relación con un artefacto o artificio, se refiere a un producto de la actividad humana; como sinónimo …   Wikipedia Español

artificial — 1. adj. 1) искусственный artificial butter artificialinsemination artificial respiration artificial atmosphere artificialintelligence artificial numbers 2) притворный artificial year гражданскийили календарный год (в отличие от астрономического)… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

artificial — 1. hecho por el trabajo humano como sustituto de algo que es natural. 2. simulado, que resulta del arte de la imitación del natural. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

artificial — ► adjetivo 1 Que ha sido hecho por el hombre: ■ prefiero las flores artificiales, no me dan alergia. ANTÓNIMO natural 2 Se refiere a la persona, acción, sentimiento que muestra artificio o poca naturalidad: ■ me molesta su artificial sonrisa.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

artificial — 1) искусственный 2) синтетический 3) промышленный 4) заводской – artificial abrasive – artificial ageing – artificial antenna – artificial atmosphere – artificial brain – artificial… …   Англо-русский технический словарь

artificial — adjective Date: 14th century 1. humanly contrived often on a natural model ; man made < an artificial limb > < artificial diamonds > 2. a. having existence in legal, economic, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

artificial — artificially, adv. artificialness, n. /ahr teuh fish euhl/, adj. 1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 3. lacking naturalness or… …   Universalium