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Definitions for Invention

[1] the act of inventing.
[2] 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.
[3] anything invented or devised.
[4] the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating.
[5] an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc.
[6] something fabricated, as a false statement.
[7] Sociology . the creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.
[8] Music . a short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.
[9] Rhetoric . (traditionally) one of the five steps in speech preparation, the process of choosing ideas appropriate to the subject, audience, and occasion.
[10] Archaic . the act of finding.
[11] the act or process of inventing
[12] something that is invented
[13] 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
[14] creative power or ability; inventive skill
[15] euphemistic a fabrication; lie
[16] (in traditional rhetoric) one of the five steps in preparing a speech or discourse: the process of finding suitable topics on which to talk or write
[17] music a short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint
[18] sociol the creation of a new cultural pattern or trait

Words related to Invention

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Words nearby Invention

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Origin of Invention

1300–50; Middle English invencio(u)n < Latin inventiōn- (stem of inventiō ) a finding out, equivalent to invent(us ) (see invent) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Invention

in·ven·tion·al , adjective
in·ven·tion·less , adjective
pre·in·ven·tion , noun
self-in·ven·tion , noun

Synonyms for Invention

apparatus, brainchild, coinage, concoction, contraption, contrivance, creativity, design, development, device, discovery, doodad, gadget, genius, gimmick, gizmo, imagination, ingenuity, innovation, inspiration, inventiveness, novelty, opus, original, originality, resourcefulness, black box