Invention - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation (syn: innovation)
- the act of inventing
Extra examples
The light bulb was one of the most important inventions of the 19th century.
The stories he told about his military service were just inventions.
His explanation was pure invention.
Parts of the movie were accurate, but much of it was invention.
The dishwasher is a wonderful invention.
The invention of the computer has revolutionized the business world.
They subsequently admitted that the story was pure invention.
With such powers of invention he should get a job easily.
He was awarded a patent for his invention.
He is best known for his invention of the lightbulb.
Their invention rocked the computer industry.
The invention of scuba gear is accredited to Jacques Cousteau.
...an old typewriter that was a relic of that ancient time ere the invention of word processors...
The system was made obsolete by their invention.
He was accused of pirating their invention.
Word forms
singular: invention
plural: inventions
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