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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

weight go
an artifact that is heavy

loading, load, burden
weight to be borne or conveyed

noun.artifact

6 Subcategories

burthen go
a variant of `burden'
dead load go
a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
live load, superload go
a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
millstone go
any load that is difficult to carry
overload, overburden go
an excessive burden
overload go
an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power