innovation | ||
1. | [ noun ] a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | |
Synonyms: | invention | |
Related terms: | creation introduce | |
2. | [ noun ] the creation of something in the mind | |
Synonyms: | invention conception design excogitation | |
Related terms: | creativity contrivance concoction invent design | |
3. | [ noun ] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | |
Synonyms: | founding creation institution initiation introduction origination instauration foundation | |
Examples: | "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult" "the foundation of a new scientific society" "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" |
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Related terms: | beginning authorship establish establish originate introduce commit initiate | |
Similar spelling: |
innovational innovative invitation invading innovate innovator invitational inpatient infotainment inhibition inhabitation infatuation |