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- Dictionaryinvention/ɪnˈvɛnʃn/
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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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.
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.
noun. the act of inventing. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius, as distinguished from ordinary mechanical skill or craftsmanship. anything invented or devised.
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.
[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. Most of what she says is pure invention.
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.
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.
INVENTION definition: 1. something that has been designed or created for the first time: 2. the process of designing or…. Learn more.
1. An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. [...] 2. Invention is the act of inventing something that has never been made or used before. [...] 3. If you refer to someone's account of something as an invention, you think that it is untrue and that they have made it up. [...] More. Synonyms of 'invention'
INVENTION meaning: 1 : something invented: such as; 2 : a useful new device or process.
