prosthetic
/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/US/ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/
prosthetic adjective: artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
Adjective
prosthetic (not comparable)
- Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
- prosthetic leg/arm
- Opposite of natural monsters there are technological monsters such as terminators, cyborgs, and robocops—all of which undermine dichotomies between the artificial and the organic, the prosthetic and the natural.2010, Tyson E. Lewis, Richard Kahn, Education Out of Bounds, page 1
- Prothetic.
Noun
prosthetic (plural prosthetics)
- An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
- An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
- The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking.2003, Penny Delamar, The Complete Make-up Artist
prosthetic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
prosthetic in Hindi
- प्रोस्थेटिक
prosthetic in Tamil
- செயற்கை
prosthetic in Marathi
- प्रोस्थेटिक
prosthetic in Urdu
- انضمامی, اضافی
More languagesFewer languages
- prosthetic in Bengali
- প্রোস্থেটিক, প্রস্থেটিক
- prosthetic in Telugu
- ప్రోస్థెటిక్, ప్రొస్థెటిక్, ప్రాస్థెటిక్
- prosthetic in Malayalam
- കൃത്രിമം kr̥trimaṁ
- prosthetic in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೋಸ್ಥೆಟಿಕ್, ಪ್ರೊಸ್ಥೆಟಿಕ್, ಪ್ರಾಸ್ಥೆಟಿಕ್
- prosthetic in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੋਸਥੈਟਿਕ, ਪ੍ਰੋਸਥੀਟਿਕ, ਪ੍ਰੋਸਥੇਟਿਕ
- prosthetic in Gujarati
- પ્રોસ્થેટિક, પ્રોસ્થેટીક
- prosthetic in Odia
- ପ୍ରୋସ୍ଥେଟିକ୍, ପ୍ରୋସ୍ଥେଟିକ
- prosthetic in Nepali
- प्रोस्थेटिक
Examples of prosthetic in a sentence
- Recent advances in prosthetic design for upper-limb amputees may restore thermal sensation in the near future.
- A guide dog, a wheelchair user and prosthetic limbs are just some of the symbols it's suggested.
- She's a licensed prosthetist, meaning, she fits prosthetic limbs to people after an amputation.
Forms of prosthetic
| plural | prosthetics |
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Origin of prosthetic
From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.
Words formed from prosthetic
Phrases with prosthetic
Questions about prosthetic
- What does prosthetic mean?
- Prosthetic means artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
- What is prosthetic in Hindi?
- Prosthetic in Hindi is प्रोस्थेटिक. See Prosthetic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is prosthetic?
- Prosthetic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce prosthetic?
- Prosthetic is pronounced /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ (UK).
Words near prosthetic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: prosthetic (page history and authors); prosthetic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prosthetic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prosthetic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); കൃത്രിമം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); prosthetic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prosthetic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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