artefact

noun

1
something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the experiment itself
Diffraction patterns produced by an x-ray telescope are an artefact of the focussing of x-rays into an image.
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Simon Suster from Belgium on 08/12/2015
Open Dictionary - December2015
2
something that is an unintended consequence of something else
The Indian growth story is not an artefact of good times; it can survive bad times as well.
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noun countable

UK /ˈɑː(r)tɪˌfækt/

Word Forms

singular	artefact
plural	artefacts

1
an object that was made a long time ago and is historically important, for example a tool or weapon
Synonyms and related words
Historical and valuable objects and their collection
antiquarian
antiquarian
antique
2
something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the experiment itself
Diffraction patterns produced by an x-ray telescope are an artefact of the focussing of x-rays into an image.
Submitted by:
Simon Suster from Belgium on 08/12/2015
Open Dictionary - December2015
3
something that is an unintended consequence of something else
The Indian growth story is not an artefact of good times; it can survive bad times as well.
Submitted on:
Open Dictionary -

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US /ˈɑrtɪˌfækt/

another spelling of artifact

Synonyms and related words

Historical and valuable objects and their collection

antiquarian

antique

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