prototype
noun /ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
- prototype (for/of something) the first design of something from which other forms are copied or developed
- the prototype of the modern bicycle
- Scientists have developed a working prototype for the machine.
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1- The car is presently at the prototype stage.
- They created an early prototype using this software.
- We have a working prototype that is ready to demonstrate.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- working
- pre-production
- …
- build
- create
- develop
- …
- stage
- prototype for
- prototype of
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the original of which something else is a copy or derivative): via French or late Latin from Greek prōtotupos (see proto-, type).