installation

in·stal·la·tion  (nst-lshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of installing.

b. The state of being installed. Also called installment².

2. A system of machinery or other apparatus set up for use.

3. A permanent military base.

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installation [ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən]

n

1. the act of installing or the state of being installed

2. a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed

3. (Military) a military establishment usually serving in a support role

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece

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A grouping of facilities, located in the same vicinity, which support particular functions. Installations may be elements of a base. See also base; base complex.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	installation - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" installing, instalment, installment commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
	2.	installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" facility artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition athletic facility - a facility for athletic events backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles meeting place, forum, assembly - a public facility to meet for open discussion gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service zoo, zoological garden, menagerie - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition military installation - any facility servicing military forces power grid, power system, grid - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage source - a facility where something is available station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
	3.	installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" induction, initiation inaugural, inauguration - the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

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installation

noun

1. setting up, fitting, instalment, placing, positioning, establishment Lives could be saved if installation of alarms was stepped up.

2. appointment, ordination, inauguration, induction, investiture, instatement He invited her to attend his installation as chief of his tribe.

3. (Military) base, centre, post, station, camp, settlement, establishment, headquarters a secret military installation

Translations

installation [ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən] N

1. (Tech) (gen) → instalación f
military installations → instalaciones f militares

2. [of mayor, official] → toma f de posesión, investidura f

installation [ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃ^ən] n

(= fitting) [machine, equipment] → installation f

(= place) → installation f
a military installation → une installation militaire
missile installations → des installations de missiles
installment plan [ɪnˈstɔːlməntplæn] n (US) → contrat m de vente à crédit

installation

n

(= action) → Installation f (also Comput); (of telephone) → Anschluss m; (of bath, kitchen, engine etc) → Einbau m; (of person in office) → Amtseinsetzung f → or -einführung f; (of government) → Einsetzung f; (of priest) → Investitur f; installation assistant (Comput) → Installationsassistent m; installation program (Comput) → Installationsprogramm nt

(= machine etc) → Anlage f, → Einrichtung f

military installation → militärische Anlage

installation [ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → installazione f, insediamento