artificial object

Definitions

A physical item created or manufactured by human effort rather than occurring naturally.

Any entity or structure produced through intentional design and construction.

Examples

The archaeologists carefully excavated the site to determine if the shard was a natural rock or an artificial object.

The satellite orbiting the planet is a complex artificial object designed to monitor weather patterns.

Museum curators must distinguish between ancient artifacts and any modern artificial object that might have been introduced to the site.

Synonyms

man-made object synthetic item manufactured product fabricated object artifact constructed item processed object

Antonyms

natural object organic item natural formation wild specimen unprocessed object nature-made item biological entity