What does invention mean?
Definitions for invention
ɪnˈvɛn ʃənin·ven·tion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word invention.
Princeton's WordNet
invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, designnoun
the creation of something in the mind
invention, innovationnoun
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
inventionnoun
the act of inventing
GCIDE
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.
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
Wiktionary
inventionnoun
Something invented.
inventionnoun
The act of inventing.
The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.
inventionnoun
The capacity to invent.
It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.
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.
inventionnoun
The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.
That judicial method which serveth best for the invention of truth.
Webster Dictionary
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
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
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
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
Inventionnoun
thought; idea
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
Inventionnoun
a fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
Inventionnoun
the faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
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
Etymology: [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See Invent.]
Freebase
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.
Editors Contribution
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
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Rank popularity for the word 'invention' in Nouns Frequency: #2530
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of invention in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of invention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of invention in a Sentence
Il ya environ 140+ ans, le 20 mai 1873, le brevet nous 139,121 couvrant l'invention des «jeans» a été délivré à deux inventeurs américains, Jacob Davis et Levi Strauss. La plupart des inventeurs, encore aujourd'hui, souhaitent secrètement qu'ils avaient inventé les jeans, en raison de la beauté et de la grâce, couplé avec simplicité et confort, que les jeans bleus ont créé dans notre monde. I aime porter des jeans casual wear que pendant les week-ends. Je pense aussi que chaque fois qu'une célébrité ou une beauté ou un génie porte des jeans, il fait toujours déclaration de mode les plus percutants.
Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.
This isn't my first invention and it won't be my last invention.
Home is an invention on which no one has yet improved.
Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and swimmings in our heads, and we are prone to blame studies from them.
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- uitvindingAfrikaans
- اختراعArabic
- ixtiraAzerbaijani
- вынаходстваBelarusian
- изобретениеBulgarian
- আবিষ্কারBengali
- invencióCatalan, Valencian
- vynálezCzech
- opfindelseDanish
- Erfindung, Einfallsreichtum, Erfinden, InventionGerman
- εφεύρεσηGreek
- inventoEsperanto
- invenciónSpanish
- leiutisEstonian
- اختراعPersian
- kekseliäisyys, inventio, keksiminen, keksintöFinnish
- inventionFrench
- aireagánIrish
- invento, invenciónGalician
- הַמְצָאָהHebrew
- आविष्कारHindi
- találmányHungarian
- գյուտArmenian
- uppfinningIcelandic
- inventione, invenzioneItalian
- 発明, インベンションJapanese
- გამოგონებისაGeorgian
- ប្រឌិត, ការប្រឌិតKhmer
- 發明, 발명Korean
- išradimasLithuanian
- izgudrojumsLatvian
- пронајдок, изумMacedonian
- invenzjoniMaltese
- oppfinnelseNorwegian
- uitvindingDutch
- wynalazekPolish
- invençãoPortuguese
- invenții, invențieRomanian
- инвенция, изобретательность, изобретениеRussian
- изум, izumSerbo-Croatian
- vynálezSlovak
- izumSlovene
- shpikjeAlbanian
- uppfinning, inventionSwedish
- imbensiyonTagalog
- buluş, icatTurkish
- винахідUkrainian
- 發明, phát minhVietnamese
- datuvotVolapük
- 发明Chinese
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