English > artefact: 1 sense > noun 1, Tops| Meaning | A man-made object taken as a whole. |
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| Synonym | artifact |
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| Narrower | Americana | Any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America |
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| anachronism | An artifact that belongs to another time / time |
| antiquity | An artifact surviving from the past |
| article | One of a class of artifacts |
| block | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
| building material | material used for constructing buildings |
| button | Any artifact that resembles a button |
| commodity, trade good, good | articles of commerce |
| cone | Any cone-shaped artifact |
| covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| creation | An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
| decker | (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels |
| decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
| electroplate | Any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis |
| excavation | A hole in the ground made by excavating |
| extra, duplicate | Something additional of the same kind |
| fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| facility | Something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience / convenience or service |
| facility, installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
| fixture | An object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) |
| float | Something that floats on the surface of water |
| insert, inset | An artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
| instrumentality, instrumentation | An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end |
| layer, bed | Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance |
| lemon, stinker | An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory |
| line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
| marker | Some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something |
| mystification | Something designed to mystify or bewilder / bewilder |
| opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
| padding, cushioning | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort |
| paving, pavement, paving material | material used to pave an area |
| plaything, toy | An artifact designed to be played with |
| ready-made | A manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase |
| restoration | Some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed |
| sheet, flat solid | A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
| sphere | Any spherically shaped artifact |
| square | Any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles |
| squeaker | Any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used |
| strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
| thing | An artifact |
| track | A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
| way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
| weight | An artifact that is heavy |
| Broader | whole, unit | An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity |
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| Opposite | natural object | An object occurring naturally |
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| Spanish | artefacto |
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| Catalan | artefacte |
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| Adjectives | artifactual, artefactual | of or relating to artifacts |
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