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# artificially

adverb (artificially)

«artificially» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Artificially means made or done by people, not by nature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#m1)
2. Artificially can mean in a way that is not real or natural, or that is forced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in food labels («artificially coloured», «artificially sweetened»), science (artificially grown crystals), and economics and news («prices kept artificially low»).

### Examples

- The sweets are artificially coloured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x1)
- This drink is artificially sweetened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x2)
- The lake was made artificially by building a dam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x3)
- The diamonds were grown artificially in a lab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x4)
- The flowers are lit artificially in the greenhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x5)
- Prices were kept artificially low by the government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x6)
- Her smile looked artificially bright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x7)
- For the griffin had been artificially made by the King-enchanter, and the two halves had never really got used to each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/#x8)

### Note

From «artificial». Opposite: «naturally». «Artificial» does not always mean bad or harmful; it just means made by people. AI stands for «artificial intelligence».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «artificially» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«artificially» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/artificially.html) on Mova free.