Word Frequency
prototype (ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp
)
Definitions
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
ˌprotoˈtypal, prototypic (ˌprəʊtəˈtɪpɪk
) , ˌprotoˈtypical adjectiveTranslations for 'prototype'
- British English: prototype A prototype is a new type of machine or device which is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold. NOUNHe has built a prototype of the machine.
- Brazilian Portuguese: protótipo
- Chinese: 样机样樣机機
- European Spanish: prototipo
- French: prototype
- German: Prototyp
- Italian: prototipo
- Japanese: 試作品
- Korean: 시제품
- Portuguese: protótipo
- Spanish: prototipo
Example Sentences Including 'prototype'
A spokesperson for Raytheon refused to provide any further information about the prototype at this time.New Scientist (2004)
Becks experimented with the prototype pair of adidas Predators on Saturday.Sun, News of the World (2002)
He looked more like the early prototype of the Neanderthal caveman, only bigger.The Lonely Sea
Late last week Thompson revealed that one of three laboratories working to develop a prototype vaccine for the H5 virus had succeeded.canada.com (2004)
One team of engineers even drove their prototype vehicle all the way from their warm-weather testing facility in Arizona to Thompson, Man.Globe and Mail (2003)
The GAA and Enterprise Ireland funded the work to research and develop the prototype.Sun, News of the World (2000)
This was a prototype for a product that was never made, which was due to be called Hide It!POPCO (2004)
This was to be the prototype for all future books of `channelled" readings.Other Lives, Other Selves
We believe that these are the prototype rockets for launching an atomic bomb on London.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
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