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   invention

   /ɪnˈvɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of inventing something, typically a process or device: "the invention of printing in the 15th century" Similar originationcreationinnovationdevisingcontrivingcontrivanceformulationdevelopmentdesignconceptionmastermindingpioneeringintroductiondiscoveryfinding
   • ▪ something, typically a process or device, that has been invented: "medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel" Similar innovationoriginationcreationdesigncontraptioncontrivanceconstructiondevicegadgetapparatusmachinediscoverycoinageinformal:brainchildgizmowidget
   • ▪ creative ability: "his powers of invention were rather limited" Similar inventivenessoriginalitycreativitycreativenessimaginationimaginativenessinspirationingenuityingeniousnessresourcefulnessinitiativeenterprisegeniusbrilliancevision
   • ▪ something fabricated or made up: "you know my story is an invention" Similar fabricationconcoctionfictionpiece of fictionyarnstorytalefigment of one's imaginationlieuntruthfalsehoodfibtrumped-up storyfake newsalternative factmythfantasyinformal:tall storyfairy storyfairy talecock and bull storyred herringkidology
   • ▪ used as a title for a short piece of music: "Bach's two-part Inventions"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘finding out, discovery’): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire ‘discover’ (see invent).

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   What is the definition of 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. Invention is the act of inventing something that has never been made or used before. In 1839, the invention of photography was announced to the world.

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   What is a new invention called?

   • 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. Your invention of an amazing new cookie might make you the hit of the bake sale.

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   What is the difference between invention and innovation?

   • Invention can refer to a type of musical composition, a falsehood, a discovery, or any product of the imagination. The sense of invention most likely to be confused with innovation is “a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment,” usually something which has not previously been in existence.

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   What is an invention in a story?

   • Something imagined or created in your mind can also be called an invention. The story of what happened to your homework may have been a complete invention, but it was probably entertaining for your teacher — especially the part about the alien abduction. "Invention."

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › inventionINVENTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INVENTION definition: 1. something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never…. Learn more.

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     INVENTION meaning: 1. something that has never been made...

   • Znaczenie Invention, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     invention definicja: 1. something that has never been made...

   • Invention in Traditional Chinese

     INVENTION translate: 創造, 發明，創造, 虛構, 捏造，編造，虛構的故事. Learn more...

   • Invention in Arabic

     INVENTION translate: مُختَرَع, مُختَرِع. Learn more in the...

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   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.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inventionInvention Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   (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. : discovery, finding. Did you know?

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   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. Music. a short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › inventioninvention noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of invention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inventionInvention - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    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.