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When something is artificial, or man-made, it has been made by humans, not nature. For example, an artificial satellite is one made by humans, while a natural satellite is a satellite that was not made by humans. Many artificial things imitate or copy things found in nature. The imitation may use the same basic materials as those in the natural object; or it may use quite different materials, as in Artificial leather. These are concepts in defining reality.[1] There are different ideas about what can be considered artificial and what is natural.[2]

The word «artificial» comes from the Latin words art (meaning «skill») and fex («to make»).[3]

Artificial does not necessarily mean synthetic (that is, created by synthesis). An artificial sweetener imitates sweetness using a chemical formula that is not found in nature; it is therefore both artificial and synthetic.

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  1. ↑ Herbert A. Simon (1969). The Sciences of the Artificial. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. p. 4. ISBN 9780262264495.
  2. ↑ Ali, Syed Mustafa. «The Concept of Poiesis and Its Application in a Heideggerian Critique of Computationally Emergent Artificiality».
  3. ↑ Klaus Krippendorff (2007), «An Exploration of Artificiality» (PDF), Departmental Papers, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication

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[ ahr-tuh—fish—uhl ]

/ ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl /

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adjective

made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.

imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.

lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.

full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.

made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.

Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.

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Origin of artificial

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin artificiālis contrived by art; see artifice, -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM artificial

ar·ti·fi·cial·ly, adverbar·ti·fi·cial·ness, nouno·ver·ar·ti·fi·cial, adjectiveo·ver·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly, adverb

su·per·ar·ti·fi·cial, adjectivesu·per·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly, adverbun·ar·ti·fi·cial, adjectiveun·ar·ti·fi·cial·ly, adverb

Words nearby artificial

artifact, artifacting, artifactitious, artifice, artificer, artificial, artificial aid, artificial blood, artificial climbing, artificial daylight, artificial disintegration

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What does artificial mean?

Artificial is used to describe things that are made or manufactured as opposed to occurring naturally. Artificial is often used as the opposite of natural. A close synonym of artificial is synthetic.

This sense of the word is often used in the context of food to describe things like ingredients, flavors, additives, and preservatives that are chemically processed. Food packaging often specifies whether a product has natural or artificial flavors (or both). An artificial sweetener is a kind of chemical used as a substitute for sugar, such as in diet sodas.

Artificial is not only used in the context of food. Artificial turf is a grasslike surface used for sports playing fields. Artificial diamonds are those that are manufactured, as opposed to those that have developed through natural processes in the earth. Artificial flowers are often used as decorations. Artificial intelligence generally refers to the ability of a computer to function in a way that mimics or is likened to the human mind.

Sometimes, artificial is used in a more negative way to describe something as fake or imitation, as in Something about this tastes artificial. 

This sense of the word is sometimes used figuratively to describe something as being faked, phony, or contrived—the opposite of real or genuine, as in an artificial smile.  

Example: The stadium just installed a field with artificial grass that is supposed to feel identical to real grass. 

Where does artificial come from?

The first records of the word artificial come from around 1400. It ultimately comes from the Latin artificiālis, meaning “belonging to art,” from artificium, meaning “skill.” (The related word artifice can refer to trickery or inventiveness.)

Artificial is typically used to indicate that the thing it describes was made and especially to contrast it with a natural version of that thing that grew or developed naturally.

Creating artificial versions of things can often be done more quickly and is often cheaper. However, the resulting product may be considered less quality, less healthy, or inferior in some other way.

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How is artificial used in real life?

Artificial is a commonly used word that’s typically used to describe something that was made and does not occur naturally.

Artificial grape flavor is terrible

— Matthew P (@theedgyones) May 5, 2020

watering artificial flowers will never make them grow

— Emily Keenan (@butimmakeenan) May 5, 2020

British scientists are developing an artificial volcano to test climate change and the plot of many disaster movies.

— Joel Ingersoll 🥌 (@FlyoverJoel) September 14, 2011

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Which of the following things could be described as artificial?

A. a flavor made in a lab
B. a naturally grown apple
C. a wild plant
D. bacteria

Words related to artificial

unreal, bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, falsie, hyped-up, manufactured, mock, phony, plastic, sham, simulated, specious, spurious, substitute, synthetic

How to use artificial in a sentence

  • While that might not sound like a particular pressing need to the average person, the project fits into Musk’s long-standing concerns about artificial intelligence.

  • Dubbed Sputnik-V, after the first artificial satellite, the vaccine has been tested in only a small number of people.

  • Once tourists filled the vessel’s 20 leather armchairs, it would plunge into an artificial lake shaped like a champagne glass.

  • Knewz uses a mix of human curation and “artificial intelligence” to present stories from around 400 sources.

  • In this way, they were able to incept a wholly artificial smell into mice.

  • In the end, the line between magic and religion may be something of an artificial one.

  • Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.

  • In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.

  • Not all scientists agree that artificial sweeteners are a no-no when it comes to your health and diet.

  • The market for artificial sweeteners has soared above $1 billion annually in the U.S. alone.

  • It was not, however, through any of these artificial means that real relief was brought to the community.

  • He did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.

  • When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.

  • As his system is the foe of all artificial methods, it is par excellence the “Natural” System.

  • She still wore the shabby lace and the artificial bunch of violets on the side of her head.

British Dictionary definitions for artificial

adjective

produced by man; not occurring naturallyartificial materials of great strength

made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuineartificial cream

pretended; assumed; insincerean artificial manner

lacking in spontaneity; affectedan artificial laugh

biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organismsan artificial classification

Derived forms of artificial

artificiality (ˌɑːtɪˌfɪʃɪˈælɪtɪ), nounartificially, adverb

Word Origin for artificial

C14: from Latin artificiālis belonging to art, from artificium skill, artifice

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The distinction between artificial and natural virtues that dominates the virtue ethics of the Treatise is almost entirely absent from the moral Enquiry; the term ˜artificial™ occurs in the latter only once in a footnote. ❋ Cohon, Rachel (2004)

Even I, the anti-geek, am familiar with the term artificial intelligence. ❋ William Shatner (2002)

The idea of simulating human intelligence had been discussed for decades, but the term «artificial intelligence» — originally used to help raise funds to support the conference — stuck. ❋ By JOHN MARKOFF (2011)

This flattering promise of computing by Minsky had received a severe beating by history, in that, more than a generation later, by 2000’s, «the failed promises ofAIcontinue to haunt AI research, as the New York Times reported in 2005: ‘Computer scientists and software engineers avoided the term artificial intelligence for fear of being viewed as wild-eyed dreamers.'»

He doesn’t like the term «artificial intelligence,» but that’s what he’s talking about — an algorithm that keeps learning, growing and improving its performance. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Mr. McCarthy coined the phrase «artificial intelligence» for a 1956 conference he organized at Dartmouth College with longtime collaborator Marvin Minsky, Mr. Shannon and others that is widely considered the crucible of the field. ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

Died: John McCarthy, 84, computer pioneer, coined the term artificial intelligence. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The other sources of loss may be classed under the term artificial, and are connected with agricultural practice. ❋ Charles Morton Aikman (N/A)

The term artificial fertilizers, applies to all manurial applications, save those produced by domestic animals. ❋ James Sheehan (N/A)

It is clearly a matter of Liberal principle that membership of a corporation should not depend on any hereditary qualification, nor be set about with any artificial difficulty of entry, where by the term artificial is meant any difficulty not involved in the nature of the occupation concerned, but designed for purposes of exclusiveness. ❋ Unknown (1896)

He is also credited with coining the term «artificial intelligence» in the same proposal, describing it as «the science and engineering of making intelligent machines,» though he never claimed credit for inventing the field of AI. ❋ Paul TaYlor (2011)

John McCarthy, the computer scientist who coined the term «artificial intelligence» in 1955, died Monday at age 84. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Bush has vowed to veto any kind of legislation that imposes what he calls artificial timelines for troop withdrawals from Iraq not dictated by events in the war. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Bush has vowed to veto any kind of legislation that imposes what he calls artificial timelines for troop withdrawals from Iraq not dictated by events in the war. ‘ ❋ Unknown (2007)

In a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy today, the president declared American troops will not be withdrawn according to what he called artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But he rejected what he called artificial timetables for withdrawal of U.S. troops. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Yet he insists on a role for rules of duty within the domain of what he calls the artificial virtues. ❋ Cohon, Rachel (2004)

«yo, fool, [that fool] is a fake [MC], he can’t [represent] any of his shit»
«yeah, his lyrics are artificial» ❋ Karlton Christopher Williams (2004)

[Yo that] [booty] is so artificialYou didn’t [hit that] your being mad artificial ❋ Yuduhvjk (2019)

1. The human invention of the automobile was an artificiated machine intended to transport people.
2. The information conflicts between news outlets [artificiate] [a tension] of distinct good and [evil people]. ❋ (9+10)x2 = 42 | 42×10 = 420 (2017)

many [raspberry] flavored [candies] are artificious tasting.
that popcorn butter smells so artificious i want to [get a bucket] right now. ❋ Eyeballmaster (2009)

[Eric] «That was dumb!»
[Ann Marie] «Sorry. I had a ‘blonde moment.'»
Eric «But you’re not a REAL [blonde]! You had artificial stupidity!» ❋ AMarie0908 (2010)

some artificial people are [Miley Cyrus], [Taylor Swift], [Kristen Stewart]…etc. ❋ Yogabagabagaba (2014)

«Hey bro, did you get your weekly report done for the big boss? [He needs it] today!»
«[Naaah], it’s only Wednesday. [Wednesday’s] an artificial deadline, because he doesn’t even send those reports to corporate for another week.» ❋ Mr. Bill III (2016)

[Skyrim] on Master is [artificial difficulty]. Enemies are no more intelligent than normal, but have double health and [damage]. ❋ Chiller678 (2013)

Bob: Hey man your eating a lot more than yesterday, i thought the depression was causing you to have no [appetite].
Joe: Yeah it was, this is just [artificial hunger] from that blunt i smoked [20 minutes] ago. ❋ Bstaff1219 (2011)

Hey [Pradeep], did you hear that they just [installed] a [brand new] Artificial Ganges in Jaipur? ❋ Matarpaneer (2012)

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    artificial

    artificial [ˏɑ:tɪˊfɪʃǝl]

    1) иску́сственный;

    2) притво́рный

    2.

    n pl

    иску́сственное удобре́ние

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > artificial

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    artificial

    artificial feel

    усилие на органах управления от автомата загрузки

    artificial feel bungee

    пружинный автомат загрузки

    artificial feel system

    система искусственной загрузки органов управления

    artificial feel unit

    загрузочный механизм

    artificial horizon

    искусственный горизонт

    artificial lights

    искусственное освещение

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > artificial

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    artificial

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    artificial

    artificial harmonics — искусствеенные флажолеты

    English-Russian dictionary of musical terminology > artificial

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    artificial

    Англо-русский технический словарь > artificial

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    artificial

    1. a искусственный, не природный

    2. a искусственный, синтетический

    3. a поддельный, фальшивый

    4. a биол. физиол. искусственный, служащий заменителем

    5. a мед. искусственный, проводимый с помощью искусственных приёмов или техники

    6. a притворный, напускной, деланный

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. counterfeit (adj.) counterfeit; phony; spurious

    2. dummy (adj.) dummy; ersatz; fake; imitation; mock; sham; simulated; substitute

    3. feigned (adj.) affected; assumed; feigned; hokey; insincere; plastic; pretended; put-on; unnatural

    4. manufactured (adj.) manmade; manufactured

    5. precious (adj.) mannered; precious; pretentious

    6. synthetic (adj.) factitious; false; inorganic; man-made; synthetic; unreal

    Антонимический ряд:

    authentic; genuine; natural; sincere

    English-Russian base dictionary > artificial

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    artificial

    [͵ɑ:tıʹfıʃ(ə)l]

    1. 1) искусственный, не природный

    2) искусственный, синтетический

    3) поддельный, фальшивый

    4)

    , физиол. искусственный, служащий заменителем

    5)

    искусственный, проводимый с помощью искусственных приёмов техники

    artificial respiration [alimentation] — искусственное дыхание [питание]

    artificial feeding — а) насильственное кормление; б) искусственное вскармливание

    artificial insolation /sun treatment/ — облучение, светолечение

    2. притворный, напускной, деланный

    artificial smile — притворная /деланная/ улыбка

    artificial year — гражданский календарный год

    НБАРС > artificial

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    artificial

    [ˌɑ:tɪˈfɪʃəl]

    artificial pl искусственное удобрение artificial pl амер. искусственные цветы artificial искусственный artificial поддельный artificial притворный artificial созданный правом artificial atmosphere кондиционированный воздух artificial butter маргарин artificial numbers мат. логарифмы artificial respiration искусственное дыхание artificial year гражданский или календарный год (в отличие от астрономического)

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    artificial

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    artificial

    ˌɑ:tɪˈfɪʃəl прил.
    1) искусственный, ненатуральный, не природный artificial respiration ≈ искусственное дыхание artificial atmosphere ≈ кондиционированный воздух artificial butter ≈ маргарин artificial insemination ≈ искусственное осеменение artificial intelligence ≈ искусственный интеллект artificial numbers ≈ логарифмы Syn: imitation, ersatz, synthetic Ant: genuine, natural
    2) искусственный, поддельный, притворный Syn: feigned, pretended ∙ Syn: artistic, false Ant: genuine, natural artificial year ≈ гражданский или календарный год (в отличие от астрономического)

    ~ pl амер. искусственные цветы ~ искусственный ~ поддельный ~ притворный ~ созданный правом

    ~ atmosphere кондиционированный воздух

    ~ respiration искусственное дыхание

    ~ year гражданский или календарный год (в отличие от астрономического)

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > artificial

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    artificial

    [ˌɑːtɪ’fɪʃ(ə)l]

    прил.

    1) искусственный, ненатуральный, неестественный

    Syn:

    Ant:

    2) искусственный, поддельный, фальшивый

    Syn:

    3) притворный, напускной

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > artificial

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    artificial

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    artificial

    1) искусственный; artificial butter маргарин; artificial respiration искусственное дыхание; artificial atmosphere кондиционированный воздух; artificial numbers

    math.

    логарифмы

    2) притворный

    artificial year гражданский или календарный год (в отличие от астрономического)

    Syn:

    ersatz, false, synthetic

    see artistic

    Ant:

    genuine, natural

    1) искусственное удобрение

    2)

    amer.

    искусственные цветы

    * * *

    (a) деланный; искусственный; напускной; притворный

    * * *

    * * *

    [ar·ti·fi·cial || ‚ɑːtɪ’fɪʃl]
    искусственный, артефициальный, притворный

    * * *

    делан

    деланный

    искусственен

    искусственна

    искусственная

    искусственное

    искусственный

    наигранный

    напускной

    штучная

    штучное

    штучный

    * * *

    1) искусственный, ненатуральный, не природный
    2) искусственный

    Новый англо-русский словарь > artificial

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    artificial

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    artificial

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    artificial

    искусственный; антропогенный

    English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > artificial

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    artificial

    искусственный ; мнимый ; фиктивный ; ? artificial capital ; ? artificial person ; ? artificial sample ; ? artificial transactions ;

    Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов > artificial

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    artificial

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    artificial

    [,ɑ:tɪ’fɪʃ(ə)l]

    adj

    искусственный, ненатуральный; притворный

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > artificial

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    artificial

    [ˌɑːtɪ’fɪʃ(ə)l]

    7) Экология: сеяный

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > artificial

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  • artificial — ar·ti·fi·cial adj 1 a: made by humans artificial accessions compare natural b: caused or produced by a human and esp. social or political agency an artificial price advantage 2: arising through operation of law …   Law dictionary

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  • artificial — [ärt΄ə fish′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < L artificialis < artificium, ARTIFICE] 1. made by human work or art, not by nature; not natural 2. made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated [artificial teeth] 3. unnatural… …   English World dictionary

  • artificial — [adj1] fake; imitation bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, falsie*, hyped up*, manufactured, mock, phony*, plastic, sham, simulated, specious, spurious, substitute, synthetic, unnatural, unreal; concept 582 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English artificial (“man-made”) via Old French (modern French artificiel), from Latin artificiālis from artificium (“skill”), from artifex, from ars (“skill”), and -fex, from facere (“to make”). Displaced native Old English cræftlīċ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: ä(r)təfĭsh’əl, IPA(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ).təˈfɪʃ.əl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃəl

Adjective[edit]

artificial (comparative more artificial, superlative most artificial)

  1. Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

    • 2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):

      An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.

    The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

  2. Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.

    Her manner was somewhat artificial.

  3. Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

    • 1990 February 19, Peter Burnham, The Political Economy of Postwar Reconstruction, Springer, →ISBN, page 73:

      This results in an artificial conflation of the individual crises experienced by Western European states and leads to imprecise judgements on the impact of Marshall. This confusing conflation is not simply the product of retrospection.

    • 2002 May 9, Maxine Berg; Pat Hudson; Michael Sonenscher, Manufacture in Town and Country Before the Factory, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 35:

      [If] the economic literature of the eighteenth century is examined in terms other than the narrow categories of free trade and protection, the artificial division between the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries would break down .

    • 2016 November 10, Gabriele Lakomski; Scott Eacott; Colin W. Evers, Questioning Leadership: New directions for educational organisations, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 156:

      In Alberta, for example, policy documents reinforce an artificial distinction between leadership-related activity and management.

    • 2017 July 12, A. Javier Trevino, The Sociology of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives, Routledge, →ISBN:

      The method of suppression is generally either an artificial conflation of public and private, in which the public is represented as private, or an artificial separation of public from private, which distracts attention from the public […]

  4. (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one’s hand.
    Antonym: natural
    • 1999, Edwin B. Kantar, Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense (page 191)
      An artificial bid doesn’t necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.
    • 2008, David Galt, Teach Yourself Visually Bridge (page 219)
      North makes an artificial call of 3♧, the cheapest suit at the 3 level, to show a very poor hand. What North holds in clubs doesn’t matter at all.

Synonyms[edit]

  • artificious

Antonyms[edit]

  • (unnatural): natural

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificial abortion
  • artificial anus
  • artificial art
  • artificial consciousness
  • artificial dumbness
  • artificial florist
  • artificial general intelligence
  • artificial horizon
  • artificial ice
  • artificial idiocy
  • artificial incompetence
  • artificial insemination
  • artificial intelligence
  • artificial language
  • artificial life
  • artificial person
  • artificial respiration
  • artificial rice
  • artificial scarcity
  • artificial selection
  • artificial stupidity
  • artificial superintelligence
  • artificial sweetener
  • artificial tear
  • artificial tear drop
  • artificial turf
  • artificial unintelligence
  • artificiality
  • artificially
  • artificialness

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  • artifact
  • artifice
  • artificer

Translations[edit]

man-made

  • Albanian: artificial (sq)
  • Arabic: مُتَصَنَّع‎ (mutaṣannaʕ)
  • Aragonese: artificial
  • Armenian: արհեստական (hy) (arhestakan)
  • Asturian: artificial (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: süni (az)
  • Basque: artifizial
  • Belarusian: шту́чны (štúčny)
  • Bengali: কৃত্রিম (bn) (kritrim)
  • Bulgarian: изку́ствен (bg) (izkústven)
  • Catalan: artificial (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 人造的 (zh) (rénzào de)
  • Czech: umělý (cs)
  • Danish: kunstig (da), artificiel
  • Dutch: artificieel (nl), kunstmatig (nl)
  • Esperanto: artefarita, arta
  • Finnish: keinotekoinen (fi), teko- (fi) (in compounds), keino- (in compounds)
  • French: artificiel (fr)
  • Galician: artificial
  • German: künstlich (de)
  • Greek: τεχνητός (el) (technitós)
    Ancient: χειροποίητος (kheiropoíētos)
  • Hebrew: מְלָאכוּתִי‎ (he) (m’lakhutí)
  • Hindi: कृत्रिम (hi) (kŕtrim)
  • Hungarian: mesterséges (hu)
  • Ido: artificala (io)
  • Irish: tacair, saorga (ga)
  • Italian: artificiale (it), artificioso (it), artefatto (it) m
  • Japanese: 人工の (ja) (じんこうの, jinkō no)
  • Komi-Zyrian: лӧсьӧдӧм (löśödöm)
  • Korean: 인공(人工) (ko) (in’gong), 인조(人造) (ko) (injo)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: destkar (ku)
  • Lithuanian: dirbtinis (lt)
  • Macedonian: вештачки (veštački)
  • Malayalam: കൃത്രിമം (ml) (kr̥trimaṃ)
  • Mongolian: хиймэл (mn) (xiimel)
  • Nahuatl: tlachihualli, tlacachihualli
  • Norman: artificiel
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: kunstig (no)
  • Occitan: artificial (oc)
  • Old English: cræftlīċ
  • Persian: ساختگی‎ (fa) (sâxtagi), مصنوعی‎ (fa) (masnu’i)
  • Polish: sztuczny (pl), artyficjalny (pl) (archaic)
  • Portuguese: artificial (pt)
  • Romanian: artificial (ro)
  • Russian: иску́сственный (ru) (iskússtvennyj)
  • Sanskrit: कृत्रिम (sa) (kṛtrima), कल्पित (sa) (kalpita)
  • Scottish Gaelic: fuadain
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: вештачки
    Roman: veštački (sh)
  • Slovak: umelý
  • Slovene: umeten
  • Spanish: artificial (es)
  • Swedish: konstgjord (sv), artificiell (sv)
  • Tagalog: gawa-gawa, balat-bunga
  • Telugu: కృత్రిమమైన (te) (kr̥trimamaina)
  • Thai: เทียม (th) (tiiam)
  • Turkish: yapay (tr)
  • Udmurt: лэсьтэм (leśtem)
  • Ukrainian: шту́чний (štúčnyj)
  • Vietnamese: nhân tạo (vi)
  • Volapük: mekavik (vo)

false, misleading

  • Albanian: artificial (sq)
  • Armenian: արհեստական (hy) (arhestakan)
  • Asturian: artificial (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: süni (az), saxta (az), uydurma (az)
  • Bulgarian: прикрит (bg) (prikrit)
  • Catalan: artificial (ca), fals (ca)
  • Dutch: kunstmatig (nl), nagemaakt (nl), artificieel (nl)
  • Finnish: teennäinen (fi)
  • Galician: falso (gl) m
  • German: künstlich (de)
  • Greek: τεχνητός (el) (technitós), επίπλαστος (el) (epíplastos)
    Ancient: πλαστός (plastós)
  • Hungarian: mesterkélt (hu)
  • Italian: artificioso (it), falso (it), artefatto (it) m
  • Macedonian: вештачки (veštački)
  • Old English: cræftlīċ
  • Portuguese: artificial (pt), falso (pt)
  • Romanian: fals (ro), artificial (ro)
  • Russian: иску́сственный (ru) (iskússtvennyj), притво́рный (ru) (pritvórnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: breugach, fuadain
  • Slovene: narejen
  • Spanish: artificial (es)
  • Swedish: konstlad (sv)
  • Thai: เทียม (th) (tiiam)
  • Turkish: yapay (tr), sahte (tr), yapmacık (tr)

unnatural

  • Albanian: artificial (sq)
  • Armenian: արհեստական (hy) (arhestakan)
  • Asturian: artificial (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: süni (az)
  • Bengali: কৃত্রিম (bn) (kritrim)
  • Bulgarian: неестествен (bg) (neestestven), принуден (bg) (prinuden)
  • Catalan: artificial (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 人為／人为 (zh) (rénwéi)
  • Dutch: kunstmatig (nl), artificieel (nl), onnatuurlijk (nl), nagemaakt (nl)
  • Esperanto: arta
  • Finnish: teennäinen (fi), luonnoton (fi)
  • Galician: artificial m or f
  • German: unnatürlich (de), affektiert (de)
  • Greek: τεχνητός (el) (technitós), αφύσικος (el) (afýsikos)
  • Hungarian: mesterséges (hu)
  • Italian: innaturale (it), artefatto (it) m
  • Japanese: 人為的な (ja) (じんいてきな, jin’iteki na)
  • Korean: 인위적 (ko) (inwijeok)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: deskar, destkar (ku)
  • Macedonian: вештачки (veštački), неприроден (nepriroden)
  • Portuguese: artificial (pt)
  • Romanian: nenatural (ro), artificial (ro)
  • Russian: иску́сственный (ru) (iskússtvennyj), ненатура́льный (ru) (nenaturálʹnyj), неесте́ственный (ru) (nejestéstvennyj)
  • Spanish: artificial (es)
  • Swedish: konstlad (sv)
  • Telugu: అసహజమైన (asahajamaina)
  • Thai: เทียม (th) (tiiam)
  • Turkish: yapay (tr), yapmacık (tr)

See also[edit]

  • fake

References[edit]

  • artificial at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • artificial in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • “artificial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin artificiālis.

Adjective[edit]

artificial m or f (plural artificials)

  1. artificial

Derived terms[edit]

  • intelichencia artificial

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin artificiālis.

Adjective[edit]

artificial (epicene, plural artificiales)

  1. artificial

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  • artificiu

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin artificiālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾ.ti.fi.siˈal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ər.ti.fi.siˈal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾ.ti.fi.siˈal/

Adjective[edit]

artificial (masculine and feminine plural artificials)

  1. artificial
    Antonym: natural

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificialment
  • intel·ligència artificial
  • selecció artificial

[edit]

  • artifici

Further reading[edit]

  • “artificial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin artificiālis.

Adjective[edit]

artificial m or f (plural artificiais)

  1. artificial

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificialmente

[edit]

  • artificio

Further reading[edit]

  • “artificial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin artificiālis.

Adjective[edit]

artificial m (feminine singular artificiala, masculine plural artificials, feminine plural artificialas)

  1. artificial

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificialament

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  • artifici

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin artificiālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.siˈaw/ [ah.t͡ʃi.fi.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaw/ [ah.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾ.t͡ʃi.fi.siˈaw/ [aɾ.t͡ʃi.fi.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aɾ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaw/ [aɾ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.siˈaw/ [aχ.t͡ʃi.fi.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaw/ [aχ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻ.t͡ʃi.fi.siˈaw/ [aɻ.t͡ʃi.fi.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aɻ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaw/ [aɻ.t͡ʃi.fiˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ti.fiˈsjal/ [ɐɾ.ti.fiˈsjaɫ]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fi‧ci‧al

Adjective[edit]

artificial m or f (plural artificiais)

  1. artificial

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificialmente

[edit]

  • artifício

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French artificiel, from Latin artificialis.

Adjective[edit]

artificial m or n (feminine singular artificială, masculine plural artificiali, feminine and neuter plural artificiale)

  1. artificial

Declension[edit]

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  • artificializa

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin artificiālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aɾtifiˈθjal/ [aɾ.t̪i.fiˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aɾtifiˈsjal/ [aɾ.t̪i.fiˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ar‧ti‧fi‧cial

Adjective[edit]

artificial (plural artificiales)

  1. artificial
    Antonym: natural

Derived terms[edit]

  • artificialidad
  • artificialmente
  • fuego artificial
  • innivación artificial
  • inseminación artificial
  • inteligencia artificial

[edit]

  • artificio
  • artificioso

Further reading[edit]

  • “artificial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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искусственный, притворный, искусственное удобрение

прилагательное ↓

- искусственный, не природный

artificial flowers — искусственные цветы 
artificial satellite — искусственный спутник (Земли и т. п.) 
artificial daylight — искусственный дневной свет 
artificial atmosphere — кондиционированный воздух 

- искусственный, синтетический

artificial silk — искусственный шёлк 
artificial mineral — синтетический минерал 

- поддельный, фальшивый

artificial teeth — вставные зубы 
artificial eye — глазной протез 

- биол., физиол. искусственный, служащий заменителем
- мед. искусственный, проводимый с помощью искусственных приёмов или техники

artificial respiration [alimentation] — искусственное дыхание [питание] 
artificial feeding — а) насильственное кормление; б) искусственное вскармливание 
artificial insolation /sun treatment/ — мед. облучение, светолечение 
artificial pneumothorax — лечебный пневмоторакс 

- притворный, напускной, деланный

artificial smile — притворная /деланная/ улыбка 
artificial laugh — ненатуральный смех 
artificial tears — глицериновые слёзы (в кино) 
artificial year — гражданский или календарный год 

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

the world’s first artificial heart — первое в мире искусственное сердце  
artificial barriers of gender and race — искусственные половые и расовые барьеры  
artificial cascades — искусственные водопады  
artificial / extracorporeal circulation — искусственное, экстракорпоральное кровообращение  
artificial eye, glass eye — глазной протез  
artificial fertilizer — искусственное удобрение  
artificial flavour — неестественный вкус  
artificial heart — искусственное сердце  
artificial language — искусственный язык  
artificial / wooden leg — протез, деревянная нога  
artificial alimentation — искусственное вскармливание  
artificial and precarious hypothesis — искусственная и безосновательная гипотеза  

Примеры с переводом

Our products are free from artificial additives. 

Наши продукты не содержат искусственных добавок.

It was the day when the world’s first artificial satellite of the Earth was launched. 

Это был день, когда был запущен первый в мире искусственный спутник Земли.

Artificial teeth are apt to draw the mouth. 

Искусственные зубы часто деформируют рот.

Food prices are being kept artificially low. 

Цены на продовольствие искусственно удерживаются на низком уровне.

Artificial flowers can sometimes look better than the real thing. 

Искусственные цветы иногда могут выглядеть лучше, чем настоящие.

Paramedics tried artificial respiration, but to no avail. 

Парамедики попытались сделать искусственное дыхание, но это не помогло.

Surgeons successfully implanted an artificial hip. 

Хирурги успешно провели имплантацию искусственного тазобедренного сустава.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

…the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process…  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

inartificial  — неподдельный, естественный, безыскусственный, натуральный, безыскусный
artificially  — искусственно, притворно
artificiality  — искусственность, деланность, что-либо искусственное
artificials  — искусственные цветы, искусственное удобрение

Источник

Britannica Dictionary definition of ARTIFICIAL

1 

:

not natural or real

:

made, produced, or done to seem like something natural

  • artificial lighting/plants

  • the world’s first artificial heart

  • This product contains no artificial colors/flavors/sweeteners—only natural substances are used.

2 

:

not happening or existing naturally

:

created or caused by people

  • artificial price inflation

  • The country’s borders are artificial, and were set with no consideration for the various ethnic groups in the region.

3 

[more artificial; most artificial]

:

not sincere

  • an artificial smile

  • Her concern seemed a bit artificial. [=forced]

— artificiality

/ˌɑɚtəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/

noun

[noncount]

  • the artificiality of his manner/smile

  • artificially flavored/colored

  • The building is artificially lit.

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