Invention Definition

ĭn-vĕnshən
inventions
noun
inventions
An inventing or being invented.
Webster's New World
A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation.
The phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.
American Heritage
The power of inventing; ingenuity or creativity.
Webster's New World
A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.
American Heritage
Something invented.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Invention

Noun

Singular:
invention
Plural:
inventions

Origin of Invention

  • Middle English invencioun scheme, plan from Old French invencion a finding out from Latin inventiō inventiōn- inventiveness from inventus past participle of invenīre to find invent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Invention Sentence Examples

  • The invention of the damper-pedal in the pianoforte epitomizes the difference between polyphony and symphonic art, for it is the earliest device by which sounds are produced and prolonged in a way contrary to the spirit of "real" part-writing.

  • The invention of the railroad was a milestone in the history of transportation.

  • Libra was not of Greek invention.

  • They are beyond the power of human invention.

  • Briggs was greatly excited by Napier's invention and visited him at Merchiston in 1615, staying with him a whole month; he repeated his visit in 1616 and, as he states, "would have been glad to make him a third visit if it had pleased God to spare him so long."

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Words Starting With

IININV

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With I and Ending With N

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