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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prototype
"Ils ont présenté un prototype du nouveau téléphone."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
"The engineers built a working prototype of the electric car."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek protos meaning 'first' and typos meaning 'impression' or 'model'. It entered Late Latin as prototypum before emerging in English during the 17th century to describe an original model or standard from which other forms are developed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prototype" is said worldwide
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prototype
Transliteration: prototype
"Ils ont présenté un prototype du nouveau téléphone."
Prototyp
Transliteration: Prototyp
"Das Unternehmen testet derzeit einen neuen Prototyp."
prototipo
Transliteration: prototipo
"Il primo prototipo è stato completato ieri."
prototipo
Transliteration: prototipo
"Construyeron un prototipo para probar el diseño."
protótipo
Transliteration: protótipo
"O engenheiro testou o protótipo no laboratório."
प्रोटोटाइप
Transliteration: prototāipa
"कंपनी ने नए वाहन का प्रोटोटाइप लॉन्च किया।"
原型
Transliteration: yuánxíng
"工程师正在测试机器人的原型。"
시제품
Transliteration: sijepum
"우리는 새로운 디자인의 시제품을 만들었습니다."
試作品
Transliteration: shisakuhin
"エンジニアが新しいドローンの試作品をテストした。"
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