prosthetic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
2. (not-comparable) Prothetic.

Noun

1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.

Synonyms

artificial

artificially

bogus

ersatz

fake

fictive

man-made

mock

ostensive

pinchbeck

prefixal

prothetic

reparative

replenishment

stagy

Translations

prosthétique

artificiel

artificielle

falsch

irreal

مُتَصَنَّع

schemenhaft

irreal

unecht

unwirklich

artifiziell

Revision und Vervollständigung

Revision und Erweiterung

prothetisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology

From New Latin prostheticus, 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”).