- prototype proto·type n
- ['prəʊtəʊˌtaɪp]
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prototype proto·type n
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Proto — may refer to:Linguistics* Proto language, language that is the common ancestor of a set of related languagesFiction* Proto, one of the Nereids in Greek mythology * Proto (Ghost in the Shell), fictional character in Masamune Shirow s Ghost in the… … Wikipedia
prototype — [prōt′ə tīp΄] n. [Fr < Gr prōtotypon < prōtotypos, original: see PROTO & TYPE] 1. the first thing or being of its kind; original; model; pattern; archetype 2. a person or thing that serves as a model for one of a later period 3. a full… … English World dictionary
prototype — pro•to•type [[t]ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp[/t]] n. v. typed, typ•ing 1) the original or model on which something is based or formed; pattern 2) someone or something that serves as a typical example of a class; model; exemplar 3) something analogous to a thing … From formal English to slang
prototype — The primitive form; the first form to which subsequent individuals of the class or species conform. [proto + G. typos, type] * * * pro·to·type (proґto tīp) [proto + type] 1. the original type or form after which other types or forms are… … Medical dictionary
prototype — prototypal, prototypical /proh teuh tip i keuhl/, prototypic, adj. prototypically, adv. /proh teuh tuyp /, n., v. prototyped, prototyping. n. 1. the original or model on which something is based or formed. 2. someone or something that serves to… … Universalium
prototype — noun 1》 a first or preliminary form from which other forms are developed or copied. 2》 a typical example; an archetype. verb make a prototype of. Derivatives prototypal adjective prototypic adjective prototypical adjective prototypically adverb… … English new terms dictionary
prototype — n. 1 an original thing or person of which or whom copies, imitations, improved forms, representations, etc. are made. 2 a trial model or preliminary version of a vehicle, machine, etc. Derivatives: prototypal adj. prototypic adj. prototypical adj … Useful english dictionary
prototype — [ prɔtɔtip ] n. m. • 1552; lat. prototypus; gr. prôtotupos « qui est le premier type » 1 ♦ Didact. Type, modèle premier (originel ou principal). ⇒ archétype, modèle, type. Prototype d une œuvre d art. ⇒ 1. original. « Ne croirait on pas [...] qu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
proto — prototype [ prɔtɔtip ] n. m. • 1552; lat. prototypus; gr. prôtotupos « qui est le premier type » 1 ♦ Didact. Type, modèle premier (originel ou principal). ⇒ archétype, modèle, type. Prototype d une œuvre d art. ⇒ 1. original. « Ne croirait on pas … Encyclopédie Universelle
prototype — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. prototype, from M.L. prototypon, from Gk. prototypon a first or primitive form, properly neuter singular of prototypos original, primitive, from protos first (see PROTO (Cf. proto )) + typos impression (see TYPE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Prototype — Pro to*type, n. [F., from L. prototypus original, primitive, Gr. ?, ?; ? first + ? type, model. See {Proto }, and {Type}] An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
