invention

in·ven·tion

 (ĭn-vĕn′shən)

n.

1. The act or process of inventing: used a technique of her own invention.

2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation: the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.

3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

4. Skill in inventing; inventiveness: "the invention and sweep of the staging" (John Simon).

5. Music A short composition developing a single theme contrapuntally.

6. A discovery; a finding.

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[Middle English invencioun, scheme, plan, from Old French invencion, a finding out, from Latin inventiō, inventiōn-, inventiveness, from inventus, past participle of invenīre, to find; see invent.]

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in·ven′tion·al adj.

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invention

(ɪnˈvɛnʃən)

n

1. the act or process of inventing

2. something that is invented

3. (Law) patent law the discovery or production of some new or improved process or machine that is both useful and is not obvious to persons skilled in the particular field

4. creative power or ability; inventive skill

5. euphemistic a fabrication; lie

6. (Rhetoric) (in traditional rhetoric) one of the five steps in preparing a speech or discourse: the process of finding suitable topics on which to talk or write

7. (Classical Music) music a short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint

8. (Sociology) sociol the creation of a new cultural pattern or trait

inˈventional adj

inˈventionless adj

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in•ven•tion

(ɪnˈvɛn ʃən)

n.

1. the act of inventing.

2. U.S. Patent Law. a new process, machine, improvement, etc., that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius.

3. anything invented or devised.

4. the power or faculty of inventing or originating.

5. an act or instance of creating by exercise of the imagination, esp. in art, music, etc.

6. something fabricated, as a false statement.

7. a short contrapuntal musical composition for keyboard instrument.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin inventiō discovery]

in•ven′tion•al, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	invention - the creation of something in the mind excogitation, innovation, conception, design creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories" contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
	2.	invention - a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation innovation creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
	3.	invention - the act of inventing creating by mental acts - the act of creating something by thinking neologism, neology, coinage - the act of inventing a word or phrase devisal, contrivance - the act of devising something

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invention

noun

1. creation, machine, device, design, development, instrument, discovery, innovation, gadget, brainchild (informal), contraption, contrivance It's been tricky marketing his new invention.

2. development, design, production, setting up, foundation, construction, constitution, creation, discovery, introduction, establishment, pioneering, formation, innovation, conception, masterminding, formulation, inception, contrivance, origination fifty years after the invention of the printing press

3. fiction, story, fantasy, lie, yarn, fabrication, concoction, falsehood, fib (informal), untruth, urban myth, prevarication, tall story (informal), urban legend, figment or product of (someone's) imagination The story was undoubtedly pure invention.

4. creativity, vision, imagination, initiative, enterprise, inspiration, genius, brilliance, ingenuity, originality, inventiveness, resourcefulness, creativeness, ingeniousness, imaginativeness powers of invention and mathematical ability

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invention

noun

1. The power or ability to invent:

creativeness, creativity, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness, originality.

2. Something invented:

brainchild, contrivance, device.

3. Any fictitious idea accepted as part of an ideology by an uncritical group; a received idea:

creation, fantasy, fiction, figment, myth.

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Translations

إِخْتِرَاعٌإخْتِراعاختراعجِهاز مُخْتَرَع

vynálezinvence

opfindelse

ErfindungErfindungsgabeWortneuschöpfung

εφεύρεσηεπινόηση

invencióninventomentira

keksintö

invention

izum

kiagyalástalálmány

uppfinning

invenzionemenzogna

発明

발명

uitvinding

oppfinnelse

wynalazek

invenção

выдумкавымыселизобретение

invenciavynález

iznajdbaizum

uppfinning

การประดิษฐ์

icaticat etmebulmabuluş

sự phát minh

创造力发明发明物

invention

[ɪnˈvenʃən] N

1. (= act) → invención f; (= machine) → invento m, invención f

2. (= inventiveness) → inventiva f

3. (= falsehood) → mentira f, invención f
it's pure invention → es pura invención
it's invention from start to finish → es mentira desde el principio hasta el fin

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

invention

[ɪnˈvɛnʃ^ən] n

[device, technique, game] → invention f

(= fabrication) → invention f
It was pure invention → C'était de la pure invention.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

invention

n

→ Erfindung f; of one’s own invention → selbsterfunden

(= inventiveness) → Fantasie f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

invention

[ɪnˈvɛnʃ/ən] n → invenzione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

invent

(inˈvent) verb

1. to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc). Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented? ontwerp يَخْتَرِع изобретявам inventar vynalézt erfinden opfinde εφευρίσκωinventar leiutama اختراع کردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא आविष्कार करना izumiti feltalál menciptakan finna upp inventare 発明する 발명하다 išrasti izgudrot mencipta uitvindenfinne oppwynaleźć اختراع كول inventar a inventa изобретать vynájsť izumiti izmisliti uppfinna ประดิษฐ์ icat etmek, bulmak 發明 винаходити, першим створювати ایجاد کرنا phát minh 发明

2. to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story). I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him. op maak يَبْتَدِع، يُلَفِّق قِصَّه измислям inventar vymyslit si erfinden finde på; opdigte επινοώinventarse välja mõtlema از خود درآوردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא गढ़ना, कल्पना करना izmisliti kitalál memikirkan hugsa upp inventare でっち上げる (거짓말 등을) 꾸며내다 sugalvoti izdomāt memikir verzinnenpønske ut, finne på wymyślać دليل يا بهانه پيدا كول inventar a inventa, a născoci придумывать vymyslieť si izmisliti si izmisliti hitta på, tänka ut แต่งเรื่อง uydurmak 虛構 вигадувати کوئی بہانا بنانا tìm ra 虚构

inˈvention (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of inventing or the ability to invent. He had great powers of invention. vindingryk إخْتِراع изобретяване invenção invence die Erfindungsgabe opfindelse εφευρετικότητα, εφεύρεσηinvención leiutamine خلاقیت keksiminen inventionהמצאה आविष्कार domišljatost kiagyalás penciptaan uppfinning/-götvun invenzione 発明 발명 išradimas izgudrošana; izdomāšana penciptaan het uitvinden, vindingrijkheid oppfinnelse wynalazczość د يو شې يا نظر منځ ته راوړنه، اختراع invenção inventivitate изобретательность invencia izumljanje izmišljanje uppfinning, uppfinnande, uppfinningsförmåga การประดิษฐ์ icat etme, bulma 發明力 вигадка, вимисел اختراعی عمل khả năng phát minh 创造力

2. something invented. What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was! uitvindsel جِهاز مُخْتَرَع изобретение invenção vynález die Erfindung opfindelse εφεύρεσηinvento leiutis اختراع keksintö inventionהמצאה (नई पद्धति, यंत्र आदि का) आविष्कार करना, निकालना, बनाना izum, pronalazak találmány ciptaan uppfinning invenzione 発明品 발명품 išradimas izgudrojums; izdomājums ciptaan uitvindingoppfinnelsewynalazek اختراع invenção invenţie изобретение vynález izum izum uppfinning สิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 發明物 винахід ایجاد کردہ شے phát minh 发明物

inˈventive (-tiv) adjective

good at inventing. an inventive mind. vindingryke مُبْتَكِر، مُخْتَرِع изобретателен inventivo vynalézavý erfinderisch opfindsom εφευρετικός, πολυμήχανοςinventivo leidlik خلاق kekseliäs inventif בַּעַל כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारी izumiteljski leleményes pandai mencipta hugvitssamur inventivo 発明の才がある 독창적인 išradingas atjautīgs; izgudrojošs pandai mencipta vindingrijkoppfinnsompomysłowy خلاق، قوى فكر inventivo inventiv изобретательный vynaliezavý iznajdljiv, domiseln inventivan uppfinningsrik, fyndig, påhittig ที่สร้างสรรค์ yaratıcı, orjinal buluşları olan 擅於發明的 винахідливий صاحب ایجاد sáng tạo 有发明才能的

inˈventiveness noun

vindingrykheid القُدْرَه على الإخْتِراع изобретателност invenção vynalézavost die Erfindungsgabe opfindsomhed εφευρετικότηταinventiva leidlikkus خلاقیت kekseliäisyys esprit d'invention כּוֹשֶר המַצָאָה आविष्कारशीलता izumiteljstvo leleményesség kepandaian hugvitssemi inventiva 発明の才 독창성 išradingumas atjautība penciptaan vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet pomysłowość خلاقيت، د قوى فكر درلودنه invenção inventivitate изобретательность vynaliezavosť iznajdljivost inventivnost uppfinningsförmåga เป็นการประดิษฐ์ yaratıcılık, icat yeteneği 擅於發明 винахідливість اختراع کی صلاحیت tính sáng tạo 创造性，有发明创造能力

inˈventor noun

a person who invents. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. uitvinder مُخْتَرِع изобретател inventor vynálezce der/die Erfinder(in) opfinder εφευρέτηςinventor leiutaja مخترع keksijä inventeur/-trice מַמצִיא आविषकारक izumitelj feltaláló pencipta uppfinningamaður inventore 発明者 발명가 išradėjas izgudrotājs pencipta uitvinderoppfinnerwynalazca اختراع كوونكى inventor inventator изобретатель vynálezca izumitelj izumitelj uppfinnare นักประดิษฐ์ mucit, icat eden kimse 發明者 винахідник مخترع nhà phát minh 发明者

see also discover.

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invention

→ إِخْتِرَاعٌ vynález opfindelse Erfindung εφεύρεση invención keksintö invention izum invenzione 発明 발명 uitvinding oppfinnelse wynalazek invenção изобретение uppfinning การประดิษฐ์ icat sự phát minh 发明

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