Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Something invented.

    My new invention will let you alphabetize your matchbook collection in half the usual time.

    I’m afraid there was no burglar. It was all the housekeeper’s invention.

    Erfindung

    изобрете́ниеizobreténije

    ви́нахідvýnaxid

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of inventing.

    The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.

    Erfinden

    изобрете́ниеizobreténije, созда́ниеsozdánije

    ви́найденняvýnajdennja, винахо́дженняvynaxódžennja

    the act of inventing

  3. (countable, uncountable)The capacity to invent.

    It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.

    Einfallsreichtum

    изобрета́тельностьizobretátelʹnostʹ, нахо́дчивостьnaxódčivostʹ

    винахі́дливістьvynaxídlyvistʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

    I particularly like the inventions in C-minor.

    Invention

    инве́нцияinvéncija

    інве́нціяinvéncija

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

    That judicial method which serveth best for the invention of truth.

Examples

155 sentences
  1. The calculator is a wonderful invention.

    Калькулятор - чудовий винахід. — deniko

    ruКалькулятор - чудесное изобретение. — elsteris

    deDer Taschenrechner ist eine tolle Erfindung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The washing machine is a wonderful invention.

    Пральна машина — чудовий винахід. — deniko

    ruСтиральная машина - замечательное изобретение. — al_ex_an_der

    deDie Waschmaschine ist eine wundervolle Erfindung. — Ole

  3. The computer is a recent invention.

    ruКомпьютер — это недавнее изобретение. — Nattiko

  4. The automobile is a wonderful invention.

    ruАвтомобиль — чудесное изобретение. — odexed

    deDas Auto ist eine wunderbare Erfindung. — Shoyren

  5. Tom's invention made him very rich.

    ruБлагодаря своему изобретению, Том стал очень богатым. — soweli_Elepanto

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
something invented:
act of inventing:
capacity to invent:
small self-contained musical composition:
Русский
By meaning 4
something invented:
act of inventing:
capacity to invent:
small self-contained musical composition:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
something invented:
act of inventing:
capacity to invent:
small self-contained musical composition:

Origin

From Middle English invencion, invencioun, from Latin inventiō either directly or via Midd

From Middle English invencion, invencioun, from Latin inventiō either directly or via Middle French invencion, from Latin invenīre (“to discover, find, invent”), from in- (“in-: in, into”) + venīre (“to come”). Doublet of inventio. By surface analysis, invent + -ion.

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Forms

plural: inventions
Singularinvention
Pluralinventions

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

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