Meaning of the word man made

: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings

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man made

Общая лексика: искусственный, созданный руками человека

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• Man-made — may refer to: Artificial (disambiguation) Synthetic (disambiguation) Man made hazard Man Made, the eighth album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub Man Made , a song by A Flock of Seagulls on their album A Flock of Seagulls Man Made… …   Wikipedia

• man-made — adj. Not of natural origin; prepared or made by humans; artificial; of substances, made by chemical reaction rather than extracted from a natural source; as, man made fibers; man made gems. Opposed to {natural}. Syn: semisynthetic, synthetic.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• man-made — adj 1.) man made materials and substances are not natural = ↑artificial ≠ ↑natural ▪ fabrics made using a combination of natural and man made fibres 2.) made by people, rather than by natural processes ▪ Europe s largest man made lake …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• man-made — adjective something that is man made has been made by people and does not exist naturally. Some people avoid using this word because they consider it offensive to women, and they use manufactured instead: Rayon is a man made fiber. a man made… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Man-Made — Studio album by Teenage Fanclub Released May 2005 Recorded February 2004 June 200 …   Wikipedia

• man-made — UK US /ˌmænˈmeɪd/ US  /ˈmænˌmeɪd/ adjective ► made by people, rather than existing naturally: »man made fibres …   Financial and business terms

• man-made — [man′mād′] adj. made by people; artificial or synthetic …   English World dictionary

• man-made — man′ made′ adj. produced, formed, or made by humans; not resulting from natural processes • Etymology: 1710–20 …   From formal English to slang

• man-made — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ made or caused by human beings …   English terms dictionary

• man-made — index artificial, synthetic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• man-made — ADJ Man made things are created or caused by people, rather than occurring naturally. Man made and natural disasters have disrupted the Government s economic plans. …man made lakes. …a variety of materials, both natural and man made. Ant:… …   English dictionary

- искусственный, созданный руками человека

man-made world — мир, созданный руками человека 
man-made isotope — хим. искусственный изотоп 
man-made noise — радио искусственные или промышленные помехи 

Мои примеры

Nylon is a man-made fibre. 

Нейлон — это искусственное волокно.

Europe’s largest man-made lake 

самое большое рукотворное / искусственное озеро Европы

Nylon is a very strong man-made fiber. 

Нейлон является очень прочным искуственным волокном.

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• manmade

Etymology[edit]

man +‎ made

Adjective[edit]

man-made (not comparable)

1. Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.

Usage notes[edit]

• See the usage notes about man.

Synonyms[edit]

• human-made, person-made

Hyponyms[edit]

• woman-made

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• made man

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Adj.

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man-made — not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; «man-made fibers»; «synthetic leather» chemical science, chemistry — the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions artificial, unreal — contrived by art rather than nature; «artificial flowers»; «artificial flavoring»; «an artificial diamond»; «artificial fibers»; «artificial sweeteners»

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man-made

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Translations

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

Man-made

Man-made may refer to: ▪ Artificial ▪ Synthetic ▪ Man-made hazard ▪ Man-Made, the eighth album by British alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub ▪ «Man Made», a song by A Flock of Seagulls on their album A Flock of Seagulls ▪ Man-Made Food, a Canadian television cooking show ▪ Man Made Monster, a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures in 1941 ▪ Man Made Machine, a rock band from Phoenix, Arizona…

The translations of man-made from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «man-made» in English.

The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «man-made» in the different countries.

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The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «man-made» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «man-made» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Education in Emergencies signifies that the right to education is being threatened by natural causes such as tsunamis, but also, unfortunately, by man-made causes.

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.

Obama sounded like Al Gore on global warming. The more the case for man-made warming falls apart, the more hysterical Gore gets about an imminent catastrophe. The more public support his stimulus bill loses, the more Obama embraces fear-mongering.

As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing — as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law.

Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made.

Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception.

I don’t believe that the science is settled on man-made climate change. And so — while I live in Colorado — you see where I live. I love the environment. And — and I want to make sure we do everything we can to protect the environment. I don’t want government to put artificial standards on us.

When you arrive in Hiroshima you can look around and for 25 and perhaps 30 square miles you can see hardly a building. It gives you an empty feeling in the stomach to see such man-made devastation.

For a long time, I felt instinctively irritated — sometimes repelled — by scientific friends’ automatic use of the word ‘mechanism’ for automatic bodily processes. A machine was man-made; it was not a sentient being; a man was not a machine.

Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.

Finally, Ken Baker would be able to feel-and function-like a man. At a moment of heated debate over nature versus nurture, Man Made-like no other book-illuminates the biochemical nature of sexuality.

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Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity

This is not at all what he learns.

A comprehensive analysis of the ways in which our language has been made by and for men rather than women, Dale Spender discusses the subtle and not-so-subtle means in which the masculine is asserted as the norm.

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Man Made God: A Collection of Essays

Extraordinary independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology Walker examines a time when the Goddess and her consort/son ruled supreme and forward into the era when the patriarchy usurped Her worship.

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Man Made: In Which a Dad Learns to Be a Man for His Son

Recounts how fatherhood inspired the author to attempt haphazard activities designed to further his maturity, from a shift with Los Angeles firefighters and three days of basic training with the Marine Corps to a fight with UFC Hall of …

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Introduction to Natural and Man—made Disasters and Their …

This is a comprehensive guide to all types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings.

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Geography Of Nowhere: The Rise And Declineof America’S …

Argues that much of what surrounds Americans is depressing, ugly, and unhealthy; and traces America’s evolution from a land of village commons to a man-made landscape that ignores nature and human needs.

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Man—Made UFOs: WWII’s Secret Legacy

While the government wants you to think that aliens are buzzing military bases, this book presents the overwhelming evidence that most «nuts and bolts» UFOs are made on earth and piloted by earthlings.

As the stories unfold, the eerie feeling builds into full-blown fear.The title says it all. The five main stories have a common thread: Monsters are real and they are created by man?s hand.

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Aralkum — a Man—Made Desert: The Desiccated Floor of the …

This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long-term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections.

Mayors at Vatican: Climate change is real, man-made, must be …

VATICAN CITY — Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world demanded Tuesday that their national leaders take bold … «CTV News, Jul 15»

Natural, man-made disasters displaced over 19 million people in 2014

MOSCOW — Over 19.3 million people were displaced by natural disasters in 2014 due to insufficient man-made policies and structures, the … «InterAksyon, Jul 15»

Railroads, highways and other man-made lines racially divide …

U.S. & World. Railroads, highways and other man-made lines racially divide America’s cities. Emily Badger, Darla Cameron, Washington Post. July 20, 2015. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»

Incredible natural landmarks that were inadvertently made by man …

Lake Nasser is one of the largest man-made bodies of water in the world, resulting from the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the late … «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

5 man-made beaches near Birmingham to enjoy during the summer …

… old-fashioned British summertime fun? Here are five man-made beaches in or near to Birmingham for you to enjoy during school holidays. «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»

Another Life: the damage man-made sound can do in the oceans

A lot of the increase in man-made noise comes from commercial shipping. But whales and dolphins – the cetaceans – have borne the more … «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Fixing California’s man-made drought

This year marks California’s fourth consecutive year of drought. To break it down, nearly 99 percent of California is in “moderate drought,” 71 … «OCRegister, Jul 15»

How railroads, highways and other man-made lines racially divide …

Like many metaphors, «the other side of the tracks» was originally a literal epithet. Blacks were often historically restricted to neighborhoods … «Washington Post, Jul 15»

kristalia’s headquarters harmoniously blends man-made and nature

at twenty years old, italian furniture manufacturer kristalia is still a young company. through the years, they’ve developed a strong philosophy; … «Designboom, Jul 15»

Moment of Science: Climate change- natural or man-made?

“Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree [climate change is] man-made,” said Sarra Tekola, a recent UW graduate who majored in … «Dailyuw, Jul 15»

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made by people rather than by nature