Definitions for invention
ɪnˈvɛn ʃənin·ven·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, designnoun

   the creation of something in the mind

2. invention, innovationnoun

   a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

3. inventionnoun

   the act of inventing

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1. Inventionnoun

   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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inventionnoun

   Something invented.

2. inventionnoun

   The act of inventing.

   The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.

3. inventionnoun

   The capacity to invent.

   It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.

4. inventionnoun

   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.

5. inventionnoun

   The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

   That judicial method which serveth best for the invention of truth.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inventionnoun

   Etymology: invention, French; inventio, Latin.

   1. Fiction.

   O for a muse of fire, that would ascend
   The brightest heaven of invention! William Shakespeare, H. V. Prol.

   By improving what was writ before,
   Invention labours less, but judgment more. Wentworth Dillon.

   Invention is a kind of muse, which, being possessed of the other advantages common to her sisters, and being warmed by the fire of Apollo, is raised higher than the rest. Dryden.

   The chief excellence of Virgil is judgment, of is invention. Alexander Pope.

   2. Discovery.

   Nature hath provided several glandules to separate this juice from the blood, and no less than four pair of channels to convey it into the mouth, which are of a late invention, and called ductus salivales. John Ray, on the Creation.

   3. Excogitation; act of producing something new.

   Mine is th' invention of the charming lyre;
   Sweet notes and heav'nly numbers I inspire. Dryden.

   4. Forgery.

   We hear our bloody cousins, not confessing
   Their cruel parricide, filling their hearers
   With strange invention. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   If thou can'st accuse,
   Do it without invention suddenly. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   5. The thing invented.

   The garden, a place not fairer in natural ornaments than artificial inventions. Philip Sidney.

   Th' invention all admir'd; and each how he
   To be th' inventor miss'd, so easy it seem'd
   Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought
   Impossible. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

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1. Invention

   An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an idea is unique enough either as a stand alone invention or as a significant improvement over the work of others, it can be patented. A patent, if granted, gives the inventor a proprietary interest in the patent over a specific period of time, which can be licensed for financial gain. An inventor creates or discovers an invention. The word inventor comes from the Latin verb invenire, invent-, to find. Although inventing is closely associated with science and engineering, inventors are not necessarily engineers or scientists. Due to advances in artificial intelligence, the term "inventor" no longer exclusively applies to an occupation (see human computers).Some inventions can be patented. The system of patents was established to encourage inventors by granting limited-term, limited monopoly on inventions determined to be sufficiently novel, non-obvious, and useful. 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 by 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. The Institute for Social Inventions collected many such ideas in magazines and books. Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or capability.

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1. invention

   An invention is a creation or discovery of a new product, process, or concept that is unique and has potential practical, societal, or technological value. It often involves novelty and improves on existing ideas, methods, or devices. Inventions typically result from creativity, ingenuity, or technological research and can be protected legally through patents.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inventionnoun

   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

2. Inventionnoun

   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

3. Inventionnoun

   thought; idea

4. Inventionnoun

   a fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood

5. Inventionnoun

   the faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention

6. Inventionnoun

   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

7. Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]

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1. 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.

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1. invention

   To create or design a just and fair item for the shared prosperity of every human being, animal or ecology system.

   The invention was created efficiently as we needed it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Creation
   • Creativity

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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How to pronounce invention?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Australian

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   Indian

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   Oliver

   British

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How to say invention in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of invention in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of invention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of invention in a Sentence

1. Thiruman Archunan:

   Love is a discovery, God is an invention.

2. Plato:

   For this invention of yours will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn it, by causing them to neglect their memory, inasmuch as, from their confidence in writing, they will recollect by the external aid of foreign symbols, and not by the internal use of their own faculties. Your discovery, therefore, is a medicine not for memory, but for recollection-for recalling to, not for keeping in mind.

3. Author Unknown:

   A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify for usefulness and happiness. The storms of adversity, like those of the ocean, rouse the faculties, and excite the invention, prudence, skill and fortitude or the voyager. The martyrs of ancient times, in bracing their minds to outward calamities, acquired a loftiness of purpose and a moral heroism worth a lifetime of softness and security.

4. Whitney Moore Young:

   Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention.

5. Octavio Paz:

   'Art' is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers. What we call art is a game.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=invention
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=invention
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Invention
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=invention
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invention
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=invention
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=invention