"prosthetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|προσθετικός|t=adding; repletive; giving additional power}} Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), {{m|grc|πρόσθεσις||addition}} πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), {{m|grc|προστίθημι||I add}} προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), {{m|grc|πρός||towards}} πρός (prós, “towards”), {{m|grc|τίθημι||I place}} τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”) 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), προσθετικός (prosthetikós) (Greek), prostezala [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Ido), prostetico (Italian), prostetico [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Italian), protetyczny (Polish), протезный (proteznyj) (Russian), prostético (Spanish)

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prosthetics [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|προσθετικός|t=adding; repletive; giving additional power}} Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), {{m|grc|πρόσθεσις||addition}} πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), {{m|grc|προστίθημι||I add}} προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), {{m|grc|πρός||towards}} πρός (prós, “towards”), {{m|grc|τίθημι||I place}} τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosthetic (plural prosthetics)
  1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device. Categories (topical): Amputation
    Sense id: en-prosthetic-en-noun-G~glMTk4 Disambiguation of Amputation: 38 47 15
  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): Mobility aids Disambiguation of Mobility aids: 32 20 48

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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πρός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "towards"
      },
      "expansion": "πρός (prós, “towards”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "τίθημι",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I place"
      },
      "expansion": "τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prosthetics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prosthetic (plural prosthetics)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial"
        ],
        [
          "replacement",
          "replacement"
        ],
        [
          "prosthesis",
          "prosthesis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "addition",
          "addition"
        ],
        [
          "actor",
          "actor"
        ],
        [
          "costume",
          "costume"
        ],
        [
          "transform",
          "transform"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-prosthetic.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prosthetic"
}

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