prototype

Definition

  • noun: an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed
  • noun: an original model on which something is patterned
  • synonyms: exemplar, archetype, original

Examples

  • The Sherlock Holmes stories are the 'prototypes' of modern detective stories.

  • He is the 'prototype' of a conservative businessman.

  • He is developing a 'prototype' for his invention.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) So, what is this scanning system? - Oh, nothing Matt. It's just a new set of eyes to scan the edge of the universe. It's designed for hospital use, but this one's a prototype. Stand by for locking. Listen, they don't bankroll prototypes. Even for your pretty blue eyes. Well, my eyes are brown. (..)
    2013 Gravity
  • (..) You've told this story, Kowalski. As Houston recalls, she, uh, took off in your seventy-four GTO. Engineering requests fuel status on the jetpack prototype. Five hours off the reservation and I show thirty percent drain. Give my compliments to Engineering. Except for a slight malfunction (..)
    2013 Gravity