"prosthetic" meaning in English

See prosthetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|prostheticus}} New Latin prostheticus, {{der|en|grc|προσθετικός|t=adding; repletive; giving additional power}} Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), {{surface analysis|en|prosth-|-etic}} By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prosthetic (not comparable)
  1. Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis. Tags: not-comparable Translations (artificial): protetický [masculine] (Czech), prothetisch (Dutch), teko- (Finnish), prosthétique (French), artificiel [masculine] (French), artificielle [feminine] (French), prothetisch (German), προσθετικός (prosthetikós) (Greek), prostezala [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Ido), prostetico (Italian), prostetico [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Italian), protetyczny (Polish), протезный (proteznyj) (Russian), protésico (Spanish), postizo (Spanish), pegadizo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prosthetic-en-adj-0uGEd7gK Categories (other): Amputation Disambiguation of Amputation: 13 24 31 31 Disambiguation of 'artificial': 97 3
  2. (linguistics) Prothetic. Tags: not-comparable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav Forms: prosthetics [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|prostheticus}} New Latin prostheticus, {{der|en|grc|προσθετικός|t=adding; repletive; giving additional power}} Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), {{surface analysis|en|prosth-|-etic}} By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosthetic (plural prosthetics)
  1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
    Sense id: en-prosthetic-en-noun-G~glMTk4 Categories (other): Amputation Disambiguation of Amputation: 13 24 31 31
  2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
    Sense id: en-prosthetic-en-noun-KNEvHvux Categories (other): Amputation Disambiguation of Amputation: 13 24 31 31

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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