Invention | Mean of invention in English Dictionary
/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
- Noun
- something invented: such as
- a useful new device or process
- The light bulb was one of the most important inventions of the 19th century.
- something (such as a false story) that is made up
- 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 act of inventing something
- the invention of a new product
- the invention of a false story
- Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to invention. [=exaggeration, lying]
- the ability to think of new ideas
- an artist with exceptional powers of invention
Những từ liên quan với INVENTION
gimmick, design, genius, discovery, contraption, doodad, originality, gadget, development, creativity, ingenuity, concoction, imagination, novelty