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protype

protype noun: archetype, exemplar.

Noun

protype (plural protypes)

  1. archetype, exemplar
    • We pinpoint all essential ingredients of intelligence found in spatio-temporal dynamics of nonlinear chemical systems, and show outlines of future designs and protypes of chemical intelligent "gooware".2006, Andrew Adamatzky, “Reaction-Diffusion Reactive Wetware”, in Tamio Arai, editor, Intelligent Autonomous Systems 9, IOS Press, page 3

Forms of protype

pluralprotypes

Origin of protype

From pro- + type, or else a learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρότυπον (prótupon, “model”), the nominalized neuter form of Koine Greek πρότυπος (prótupos, “serving as a model”), from πρό (pró) + τύπος (túpos).

Questions about protype

What does protype mean?
Protype means archetype, exemplar.
What part of speech is protype?
Protype is a noun.
What is the plural of protype?
The plural of protype is protypes.

Words near protype in the dictionary

  1. protussives
  2. protyl
  3. protyle
  4. protyles
  5. protyls
  6. protype
  7. protypes
  8. protypical
  9. Protzman
  10. Protzmans
  11. protégé

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