| Engelsk navneord: invention | 
| 1. | invention (om erkendelse) the creation of something in the mind | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | conception, design, excogitation, innovation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | concoction, contrivance | 
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| 2. | invention (om genstand) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | innovation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | creation | 
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| 3. | invention (om handling) the act of inventing | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | creating by mental acts | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | coinage, contrivance, devisal, neologism, neology | 
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