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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.
[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.]
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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 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
noun1. The power or ability to invent:
2. Something invented:
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Translations
إِخْتِرَاعٌإخْتِراعاختراعجِهاز مُخْتَرَع
vynálezinvence
opfindelse
ErfindungErfindungsgabeWortneuschöpfung
keksintö
izum
kiagyalástalálmány
uppfinning
発明
발명
invenciavynález
iznajdbaizum
uppfinning
การประดิษฐ์
sự phát minh
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invent
(inˈvent) verb1. to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc). Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?
2. to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story). I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.
inˈvention (-ʃən) noun1. the act of inventing or the ability to invent. He had great powers of invention.
2. something invented. What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!
inˈventive (-tiv) adjective good at inventing. an inventive mind.
inˈventiveness nouninˈventor noun
a person who invents. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
see also discover.Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009