English noun: invention |
1. | invention (cognition) the creation of something in the mind |
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| Synonyms | conception, design, excogitation, innovation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | concoction, contrivance |
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2. | invention (artifact) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation |
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| Synonyms | innovation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | creation |
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3. | invention (act) the act of inventing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | creating by mental acts |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | coinage, contrivance, devisal, neologism, neology |
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