mock-up

noun

ˈmäk-ˌəp How to pronounce mock-up (audio)
ˈmȯk-
1
: a full-sized structural model built to scale chiefly for study, testing, or display
2
: a working sample (as of a magazine) for reviewing format, layout, or content

Examples of mock-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boeing closed the Downey facility in 1999, and the mock-up bounced around storage facilities for more than 20 years. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Without a path to resolution, owners must start again After 16 months, the new addition hardly looks like the temple outlined in architectural mock-ups. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024 Tesla has shown off mock-ups of an Uber-like app that might allow a rider to hail an autonomous Tesla cab. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024 General Atomics View 1 Images Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment air forces with cheaper, expendable robotic fighters. David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mock-up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mock-up was in 1920

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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

mock-up

noun
ˈmäk-ˌəp,
ˈmȯk-
: a full-sized model built for study, testing, or display
a mock-up of a car

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