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English noun: installation

1. installation (act) the act of installing something (as equipment)


SamplesThe telephone installation took only a few minutes.


Synonymsinstalling, installment, instalment


Broader (hypernym)beginning, commencement, start

2. installation (artifact) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry


SamplesThe assembly plant is an enormous facility.


Synonymsfacility


Broader (hypernym)artefact, artifact


Narrower (hyponym)airfield, arboretum, assembly, athletic facility, backroom, botanical garden, cafeteria facility, communication equipment, communication system, course, deposit, depositary, depository, drive-in, field, flying field, forum, gas system, grid, landing field, meeting place, menagerie, military installation, power grid, power system, range, recreation facility, recreational facility, repository, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, source, station, transit, transportation, transportation system, utility, water, water supply, water system, zoo, zoological garden

3. installation (event) a formal entry into an organization or position or office


SamplesHis 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.


Synonymsinduction, initiation


Broader (hypernym)ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance


Narrower (hyponym)bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, inaugural, inauguration, investiture









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