installation | ||
1. | [ noun ] the act of installing something (as equipment) | |
Synonyms: | installment instalment installing | |
Examples: | "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" |
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Related terms: | beginning install install | |
2. | [ noun ] a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
Synonyms: | facility | |
Examples: | "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
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Related terms: | artifact water_system station source transportation_system sewage_system depository zoo range recreational_facility forum course drive-in utility backroom athletic_facility communication_system arboretum military_installation power_system cafeteria_facility airfield gas_system install | |
3. | [ noun ] a formal entry into an organization or position or office | |
Synonyms: | induction initiation | |
Examples: | "his initiation into the club" "he was ordered to report for induction into the army" "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" |
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Related terms: | ceremony bar_mitzvah inauguration bat_mitzvah coronation initiate install | |
Similar spelling: |
instillation instauration instantiation incitation instigation institution installing installment institutional instruction instalment institutionally instructions instillator instantiate instability instrumentation instructional instigative |