Prototypes - English meaning

noun

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

Usage examples:

The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon

noun

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.

Usage examples:

The construction of bandpass networks from low-pass prototypes

verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

Usage examples:

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

noun

The original model of something from which later forms are developed

Usage examples:

A prototypical jazz singer

noun

The first example of a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms are developed

Usage examples:

Build/develop/create a prototype manufacturers have built a prototype which will be shown at the fo…