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Definition of artifact - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cultureUS object made by humans or other agentsUS
- The museum displayed ancient artifacts from Egypt.
2.
historyUS object of historical or cultural interestUS
- The artifact was a key find in the excavation.
3.
scienceTECH. US unintended result in an experiment or processTECH. US
- The artifact in the data skewed the results.
4.
digital mediaTECH. US distortion in digital media due to processingTECH. US
- Compression caused artifacts in the video.
Images of artifact
object made by humans or other agents 
object of historical or cultural interest
Expressions with artifact
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object made by humans long ago
The museum displayed an artifact of the past from ancient Egypt.
Origin of artifact
Latin, arte (by skill) + factum (thing made)
Terms with artifact included in their meaning
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historical artifact
stone that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
artifact
object made for artistic value, beauty, or skilled craftsmanship
structure
internal structure giving shape to an artifact
artifact
real head shrunk by a cultural process
historical artifact
plaster model of a dead person's face
audio artifact
sound heard before it should occur
archaeology
place and time of origin of an artifact
signal artifact
spurious signal in technology
artifact
ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid
archaeology
primitive artifact for smoothing or shaping
biology
biological artifact
artifacts
Chinese jade artifact with square cross-section and circular hole
image artifact
repeated error in digital images
religious artifact
vessel for displaying the consecrated Eucharistic host
historical artifact
golden throne of Mughal emperors, lost in 1739
archaeology
findspot or original location of an artifact
archaeology
fragment of a brittle artifact
artifact
fine red-glossed Roman pottery used for tableware
resemblance
having qualities similar to an artifact
Examples of artifact in a sentence
Each artifact in the collection tells a unique story. The museum displayed an ancient artifact. Each artifact tells a story of the past. The artifact caused confusion in the experiment. Researchers found an artifact in the test results. Artifacts appeared in the digital image.
The audio file had noticeable artifacts.
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- French:artefact, objet historique, ...
- German:Artefakt, Fehler, ...
- Italian:manufatto, ...
- Spanish:artefacto, objeto histórico, ...
- Portuguese:artefacto, artefato, ...
- Chinese:人工制品, 文物, ...
- Japanese:人工物, 遺物, ...
- Arabic:قِطْعَة أَثَرِيَّة, أثر, ...
- Hebrew:חֵפֶץ, חֵפֶץ עָתִיק, ...
- Russian:артефакт, искажение, ...
- Ukrainian:артефакт, ...
- Hindi:मानव-निर्मित वस्तु, पुरावशेष, ...
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