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- Dictionaryin·ven·tion/inˈvenSHən/
noun
- 1. the action of inventing something, typically a process or device: "the invention of printing in the 15th century" Similar
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1. a. : something invented: such as. (1) : a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment. (2) : a product of the imagination. especially : a false conception. b. : a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpoint. 2. : the act or process of inventing. 3. : productive imagination : inventiveness. 4.
a product or a way of doing something which has never been made or never existed before: Turning an invention from an idea into a money-making product is a long job.
If you create a new device or process, it's called an invention. Many futuristic inventions from science fiction have come true, though no one has successfully invented a time machine. The act of inventing something is also referred to as invention.
An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention. The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating. an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc. something fabricated, as a false statement. Sociology. the creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.
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.
Definition of invention noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. invention. noun. /ɪnˈvenʃn/ Idioms. [countable] a thing or an idea that has been invented. Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. He failed to patent his invention and never made a penny from it. Extra Examples. Topics History a2.
Invent definition: to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance. See examples of INVENT used in a sentence.
INVENTION definition: 1. something that has been designed or created for the first time: 2. the process of designing or…. Learn more.
[countable, uncountable] the act of inventing a story or an idea and pretending that it is true; a story invented in this way This story is apparently a complete invention. What would he tell his parents? Some invention and quick thinking—that's what was needed.
