Words Like ARTIFACT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ARTIFACT.

45 Alternative Words Similar to artifact

1 Artefact Noun      Synonym Words Like Artefact
2 Unit Noun      Synonym Words Like Unit
3 Whole Noun      Synonym Words Like Whole
4 Surface Noun      Hyponym Words Like Surface
5 Covering Noun      Hyponym Words Like Covering
6 Good Noun      Hyponym Words Like Good
7 Float Noun      Hyponym Words Like Float
8 Installation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Installation
10 Structure Noun      Hyponym Words Like Structure
11 Excavation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Excavation
12 Duplicate Noun      Hyponym Words Like Duplicate
13 Bed Noun      Hyponym Words Like Bed
14 Mystification Noun      Hyponym Words Like Mystification
15 Strip Noun      Hyponym Words Like Strip
16 Textile Noun      Hyponym Words Like Textile
17 Marker Noun      Hyponym Words Like Marker
18 Electroplate Noun      Hyponym Words Like Electroplate
19 Opening Noun      Hyponym Words Like Opening
20 Ornamentation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Ornamentation
21 Thing Noun      Hyponym Words Like Thing
22 Creation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Creation
23 Weight Noun      Hyponym Words Like Weight
24 Decker Noun      Hyponym Words Like Decker
25 Way Noun      Hyponym Words Like Way
26 Block Noun      Hyponym Words Like Block
27 Sphere Noun      Hyponym Words Like Sphere
28 Line Noun      Hyponym Words Like Line
29 Cone Noun      Hyponym Words Like Cone
31 Toy Noun      Hyponym Words Like Toy
32 Cloth Noun      Hyponym Words Like Cloth
33 Facility Noun      Hyponym Words Like Facility
34 Ornament Noun      Hyponym Words Like Ornament
35 Fabric Noun      Hyponym Words Like Fabric
36 Construction Noun      Hyponym Words Like Construction
37 Anachronism Noun      Hyponym Words Like Anachronism
38 Decoration Noun      Hyponym Words Like Decoration
39 Track Noun      Hyponym Words Like Track
40 Slip Noun      Hyponym Words Like Slip
41 Layer Noun      Hyponym Words Like Layer
42 Material Noun      Hyponym Words Like Material
43 Commodity Noun      Hyponym Words Like Commodity
44 Square Noun      Hyponym Words Like Square
45 Insert Noun      Hyponym Words Like Insert

10 definitions of artifact

1 A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects.
2 Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to objects made for practical purposes as well as works of art. It is contrasted to natural object, i.e. anything produced by natural forces without the intervention of man.
3 A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
4 an object, oservation, phenomenon, or result arising from hidden or unexpected causes extraneous to the subject of a study, and therefore spurious and having potential to lead one to an erroneous conclusion, or to invalidate the study. In experimental science, artifacts may arise due to inadvertant contamination of equipment, faulty experimental design or faulty analysis, or unexpected effects of agencies not known to affect the system under study.
5 a man-made object taken as a whole
6 An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
7 Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element: "The very act of looking at a naked model was an artifact of male supremacy” ( Philip Weiss).
8 A structure or feature not normally present but visible as a result of an external agent or action, such as one seen in a microscopic specimen after fixation, or in an image produced by radiology or electrocardiography.
9 An inaccurate observation, effect, or result, especially one resulting from the technology used in scientific investigation or from experimental error: The apparent pattern in the data was an artifact of the collection method.
10 Anything made by art; an artificial product.
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