Improvization

im·prov·i·sa·tion (

m-pr

-z

-v

1. The act or art of improvising.

2. Something improvised, especially a musical passage or a dramatic skit.

im·provi·sation·al adj.

im·provi·sation·al·ly adv.

improvisation [ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən]

1. the act or an instance of improvising

2. a product of improvising; something improvised

improvisational , improvisatory [ˌɪmprəˈvaɪzətərɪ -ˈvɪz- ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪtərɪ -trɪ] adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	improvisation - a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
	2.	improvisation - an unplanned expedient temporary expedient expedient - a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
	3.	improvisation - a performance given extempore without planning or preparation extemporisation, extemporization performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

improvisation

noun

1. invention, spontaneity, ad-libbing, extemporizing Funds were not abundant, and clever improvisation was necessary.

2. ad-lib an improvisation on 'Jingle Bells'

Translations

improvisation [ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən] N (= act) → improvisación f; (= improvised speech, music) → improvisación f

improvisation [ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] n → improvisation f

improvisation

n → Improvisation f, → Improvisierung f; (object improvised) → Provisorium nt

improvisation [ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → improvvisazione f

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
ad-lib Adderley adjutant barrelhouse Bluegrass Country Bluegrass Region Coltrane drama therapy extemporisation Extemporization fake book figment hot jazz impro improv improvise Jarrett jazz dance motivic	mold designers have attempted to direct the resin flow so that the weld line would be eventually formed at regions that are less likely to endure high stresses, while materials engineers have also worked hard to alter the morphological characteristics of the weld region either through improvization of processing parameters, incorporation of fillers or through blending of different material systems (1-3). Film insert molding as a novel weld-line inhibition and strengthening ... by Leong, Yew Wei; Umemura, Toshikazu; Hamada, Hiroyuki / Polymer Engineering and Science And, if you get the impression that Holtzman, Adams, Perkins, and the Infinity team are not averse to improvizing a little as they develop the next generation of targeted therapies for cancer and related diseases, you may very well be correct, but their improvization is extremely focused. That's jazz! At Infinity Pharmaceuticals, individual inspiration ... by Seapy, Sheryl / Pharma There is a proven, explicit connection between the quality of architecture and what educationalists call 'the learning outcome', and the best educational buildings, as in the best education, successfully orchestrate a balance between overall discipline and particular event, between framework and improvization. Edifying education: though mass education is taken for granted in the ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review	Improver Improvided Improvidence improvident Improvidentially improvidently improving Improving lease Improvisate improvisation Improvisatize improvisator Improvisatore Improvisatorial improvisatory Improvisatrice improvise improvised improvised early resupply improvised explosive device improvised mine improvised nuclear device Improviser Improvision Improviso Improvization improvize Improvvisatore Improvvisatrice imprudence imprudent imprudently Impuberal Impuberty impudence Impudency impudent impudently impudicity impugn Impugnable Impugnation Impugner Impugnment impuissance impuissant impulse impulse buy impulse buying impulse explosive impulse turbine	Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Division Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Improvised explosive devices Improvised explosive devices improvised grenade Improvised Incendiary Device improvised mine improvised mine Improvised Music from Japan improvised nuclear device improvised nuclear device Improvised Rocket Launcher Improvised Rocket-Assisted Munition improviser improviser improviser improvisers improvisers improvises improvises improvising improvising improvising Improvision Improviso improvisor improvisor improvisor improvisus Improvization improvize improvs improvs Improvvisatore Improvvisatrice IMPRS IMPRS-HLR IMPRSD imprudence imprudence imprudences imprudences imprudens imprudent imprudent imprudentia imprudently imprudently IMPRV imps imps imps imps IMPSA ImpSAR Impsonite IMPT IMPU Impuber Impuberal

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Dictionary browser

Full browser

ad-lib
Adderley
adjutant
barrelhouse
Bluegrass Country
Bluegrass Region
Coltrane
drama therapy
extemporisation
Extemporization
fake book
figment
hot jazz
impro
improv
improvise
Jarrett
jazz dance
motivic

mold designers have attempted to direct the resin flow so that the weld line would be eventually formed at regions that are less likely to endure high stresses, while materials engineers have also worked hard to alter the morphological characteristics of the weld region either through improvization of processing parameters, incorporation of fillers or through blending of different material systems (1-3).

Film insert molding as a novel weld-line inhibition and strengthening ... by Leong, Yew Wei; Umemura, Toshikazu; Hamada, Hiroyuki / Polymer Engineering and Science

And, if you get the impression that Holtzman, Adams, Perkins, and the Infinity team are not averse to improvizing a little as they develop the next generation of targeted therapies for cancer and related diseases, you may very well be correct, but their improvization is extremely focused.

That's jazz! At Infinity Pharmaceuticals, individual inspiration ... by Seapy, Sheryl / Pharma

There is a proven, explicit connection between the quality of architecture and what educationalists call 'the learning outcome', and the best educational buildings, as in the best education, successfully orchestrate a balance between overall discipline and particular event, between framework and improvization.

Edifying education: though mass education is taken for granted in the ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review

improvisation (redirected from Improvization)

improvisation
(redirected from Improvization)