transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-tə-ˈfi-sh ə l ]
adjective
Date: 14th century
1. : humanly contrived often on a natural model : man-made
an artificial limb
artificial diamonds
2.
a. : having existence in legal, economic, or political theory
b. : caused or produced by a human and especially social or political agency
an artificial price advantage
artificial barriers of discrimination — R. C. Weaver
3. obsolete : artful , cunning
4.
a. : lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
an artificial smile
an artificial excitement
b. : imitation , sham
artificial flavor
5. : based on differential morphological characters not necessarily indicative of natural relationships
an artificial key for plant identification
• ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty ˌär-tə-ˌfi-shē-ˈa-lə-tē noun
• ar·ti·fi·cial·ly -ˈfi-sh ə l-ē adverb
• ar·ti·fi·cial·ness -ˈfi-shəl-nəs noun