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Prototype

ˈprəʊtətʌɪp

Prototype definitions

noun

Inflections:

prototype prototypes

a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed

"the firm is testing a prototype of the weapon"
- the first, original, or typical form of something; an archetype
  
  "these objects are the prototypes of a category of rapidly spinning neutron stars"
a basic filter network with specified cut-off frequencies, from which other networks may be derived to obtain sharper cut-offs, constancy of characteristic impedance with frequency, etc.

"the construction of bandpass networks from low-pass prototypes"

verb

Inflections:

prototype prototyped prototypes prototyping

make a prototype of (a product)

"Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted"