artefacte

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arte factum. Compare Italian artefatto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.təˈfak.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.teˈfak.te]

Noun

artefacte m (plural artefactes)

1. (biology) artifact
2. device, contraption

   Synonyms: aparell, màquina, dispositiu

Derived terms

• artefacte explosiu improvisat

Further reading

• “artefacte”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April