artifact
Other spellings[change]
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈɑːtɪfækt/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈɑrtɪfækt/ or [-ɾɪ-] or [-ɾə-]
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fact
Noun[change]
- (countable) An artifact is an object that was made by a human.
- (countable) An artifact is a finding in an investigation that is not a true feature of the object but is a result of external action, such as an experimental error.
- (countable) (archaeology) An artifact is an object, such as a tool or weapon, that is found at an archaeological excavation.