Definition of invention Invention

/ɪnvɛˈnʃʌn/ - [invenshun] - in•ven•tion

We found 17 definitions of invention from 6 different sources.

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What does invention mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: inventions

invention - the creation of something in the mind
  innovation, excogitation, conception, design
  creative thinking, creativeness, creativity the ability to create
  concoction the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
invention - the act of inventing
  creating by mental acts the act of creating something by thinking
  neologism, neology, coinage the act of inventing a word or phrase
invention - a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
  innovation
  creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • invention (Noun)
    Something invented.
  • invention (Noun)
    The act of inventing.
  • invention (Noun)
    The capacity to invent.
  • invention (Noun)
    A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J. S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
  • invention (Noun)
    The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • invention (n.)
    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 (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.
  • invention (n.)
    Thought; idea.
  • invention (n.)
    A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood.
  • invention (n.)
    The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention.
  • invention (n.)
    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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • invention
    The act of creating something new, especially as a technical device.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • An invention is a new thing that someone has made. The computer was an invention when it was first made. We say when it was "invented". New things that are made or created are called inventions. The car is an invention that everyone knows.

    Ideas are also called inventions. Writers can invent characters, and then invent a story about them. Inventions are made by inventors.

    Inventing.

    Over time, humans have invented objects which make life easier for themselves. Because of this, a quote "necessity is the mother of invention", was written. The quote means that a lack of something should inspire someone to create something to fill that empty space. However, not all people believe that this is true. They think that too much of something can lead to an invention.

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