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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
an artifact that is heavy

noun.artifact

6 Subcategories

bob go
a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
equalizer, balance, counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equaliser go
a weight that balances another weight
loading, load, burden go
weight to be borne or conveyed
makeweight go
a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
paperweight go
a weight used to hold down a stack of papers
sinker go
a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)