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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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something newly designed or created, or the activity of designing or creating new things: [ C ] The mountain bike was a California invention. [ U ] The invention of the pressure cooker provided a method for cooking quickly.
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.
Science and Invention magazine cover, November 1928. 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.
[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. What would he tell his parents? Some invention and quick thinking—that’s what was needed.
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.
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.
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.
to design or create something that did not exist before: Gutenberg invented movable type in the 15th century. To invent is also to create a story or explanation which is not true: I don’t know what I really saw and what I’ve invented. (Definition of invent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Sep 16, 2024 · Invention, the act of bringing ideas or objects together in a novel way to create something that did not exist before. Ever since the first prehistoric stone tools, humans have lived in a world shaped by invention.
