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

  • (..) in this time. This is deep. This other guy, he's a terminator like you, right? Not like me. A T-. Advanced prototype. You mean more advanced than you are? Yes. A mimetic polyalloy. What does that mean? Liquid metal. (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day