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artificial

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artificial
—artificially, adv. —artificialness, n.
/ahr'teuh fish"euhl/, adj.
1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.
3. lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.
4. full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.
5. made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.
6. Biol. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.
7. Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Cf. assembled, imitation (def. 11), synthetic (def. 6).
[1350-1400; ME < L artificialis contrived by art; see ARTIFICE, -AL1]
Syn. 1. synthetic. 2, 3. counterfeit, factitious. 4. pretentious.
Ant. 2. genuine, real.

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Фильмы

  • First Soviet Earth Satellites., 1957 — About work of Soviet scientists at creation of spacecrafts; launch of the first artificial Earth satellite.
  • Hello, the Nile River!, 1969 — The film is taken under participation of Salakh Tohami, a director. The film is about construction of the Aswan Dam and hydroelectric power station, about aid of the USSR to the Arab People.
  • Pages of Space Exploration Stages., 1971 — Major events of space exploration conquest.