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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

surface go
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

side go
an extended outer surface of an object

edge
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object

noun.artifact

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bevel, cant, chamfer go
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
bezel go
a sloping edge on a cutting tool
lip, brim, rim go
the top edge of a vessel or other container
curb, curbing, kerb go
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
deckle, deckle edge go
rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
featheredge go
a thin tapering edge
groin go
a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
knife edge, cutting edge go
the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
leading edge go
forward edge of an airfoil
milling go
corrugated edge of a coin
razor edge go
an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
trailing edge go
the rear edge of an airfoil