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noun
- 1. a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed: "the firm is testing a prototype of the weapon"
- 2. a basic filter network with specified cut-off frequencies, from which other networks may be derived to obtain sharper cut-offs, constancy of characteristic impedance with frequency, etc.: "the construction of bandpass networks from low-pass prototypes"
verb
- 1. make a prototype of (a product): "Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted"
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PROTOTYPE definition: 1. the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all…. Learn more.
1. : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype. 2. : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type. 3. : a standard or typical example. 4. : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)
A prototype is your test case and becomes the model on which to base the design of the finished product. Often, however, the prototype can be a phase to work out the bugs. The prototype of our hands-free toothbrush was too dangerous; it needed to return to the lab for serious improvements.
the original model of something from which later forms are developed. prototypical. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌproʊ·t̬əˈtɪp·ɪ·kəl /
A prototype is a new type of machine or device which is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold.
noun. the original or model on which something is based or formed. Synonyms: pattern. someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist.
PROTOTYPE meaning: 1 : an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed; 2 : someone or something that has the typical qualities of a particular group, kind, etc.
someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist. something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
prototype (for/of something) the first design of something from which other forms are copied or developed. the prototype of the modern bicycle. Scientists have developed a working prototype for the machine. Extra Examples. Topics Engineering c1.
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 of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of modern public housing.
