Definitions for invention
ɪnˈvɛn ʃənin·ven·tion

invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design(noun)
the creation of something in the mind
invention, innovation(noun)
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
invention(noun)
the act of inventing

Invention(n.)
That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention; she patented five inventions.

Origin: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]

invention(Noun)
Something invented.
invention(Noun)
The act of inventing.
The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.
invention(Noun)
The capacity to invent.
It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.
invention(Noun)
A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach's Two- and Three-part Inventions.
I particularly like the inventions in C-minor.
invention(Noun)
The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.
That judicial method which serveth best for the invention of truth.

Invention(noun)
the act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing
Invention(noun)
that which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention
Invention(noun)
thought; idea
Invention(noun)
a fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood
Invention(noun)
the faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention
Invention(noun)
the exercise of the imagination in selecting and treating a theme, or more commonly in contriving the arrangement of a piece, or the method of presenting its parts

Origin: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]

Invention
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result. An invention that achieves a completely unique function or result may be a radical breakthrough. Such works are novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field. Some inventions can be patented. A Patent legally protects the intellectual property rights of the inventor and legally recognizes that a claimed invention is actually an invention. The rules and requirements for patenting an invention vary from country to country, and the process of obtaining a patent is often expensive. Another meaning of invention is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviours adopted by people and passed on to others. Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or capability.

Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'invention' in Nouns Frequency: #2530

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of invention in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of invention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5