prototype/ˈprəʊtətʌɪp/
noun
1. a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.“the firm is testing a prototype of the weapon”
2. a basic filter network with specified cut-off frequencies, from which other networks may be derived to obtain sharper cut-offs, constancy of characteristic impedance with frequency, etc.“the construction of bandpass networks from low-pass prototypes”
verb
make a prototype of (a product).“Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted”
