prototype
pronunciation
How to pronounce prototype in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊtətaɪp]
How to pronounce prototype in American English:
US [ˈproʊtətaɪp]
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- Noun:
- a standard or typical example
Word Origin
- prototype (n.)
- c. 1600, from French prototype (16c.) and directly from Medieval Latin prototypus "original, primitive," from Greek prototypon "a first or primitive form," noun use of neuter singular of prototypos "original, primitive," from protos "first" (see proto-) + typos "impression, mold, pattern" (see type (n.)). In English from 1590s as prototypon.
Example
- 1. Google project glass spills more prototype secrets [ slash gear ]
- 2. With just a few weeks to go before the family event , he got cracking on a prototype .
- 3. Gestation mode is the fallow period between versions of a deliverable / prototype / piece of content .
- 4. I fell in love with the prototype and was hopelessly addicted to it , " she says .
- 5. In stark contrast to the boxy iphone prototype , here apple played around with curves .