Meanings (ES + gloss)
artificial
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as u…
The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.
artificial
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
This results in an artificial conflation of the individual crises experienced by Western European states and leads to imprecise judgements on the impact of Marshall. This confusing…
“How quickly have I fallen!” thought Tarzan; but in his heart he did not consider it a fall—rather, he pitied the poor creatures of Paris, penned up like prisoners in their silly c…
artificial
Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
Artificial keys are devised purely to facilitate determination […]
Phrases
artificial abortionartificial anusartificial artartificial bee colonyartificial consciousnessartificial dumbnessartificial elementartificial floristartificial general intelligenceartificial grammar learningartificial horizonartificial iceartificial idiocyartificial immune systemartificial incompetenceartificial inseminationartificial intelligenceartificial kidneyartificial languageartificial lifeartificial personartificial respirationartificial riceartificial scarcityartificial scriptartificial selectionartificial stupidityartificial superintelligenceartificial sweetenerartificial tearartificial tear dropartificial turfartificial unintelligenceartificialismartificialistartificialityartificializationartificializeartificiallyartificialness
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