Meaning of the word artefacts in English
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artefacts
US /ˈɑːr.tɪ.fækt/
UK /ˈɑː.tɪ.fækt/
Noun
1.
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
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The museum displayed ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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Archaeologists discovered several valuable artefacts at the excavation site.
2.
something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure
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The blurry image was an artefact of the camera's low resolution.
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The unexpected peak in the data was identified as a measurement artefact.
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