Look up: invention

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   invention
   [n] - the creation of something in the mind 2. [n] - a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation 3. [n] - the act of inventing
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   Invention
   an innovation that is both novel and non-obvious.
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   invention
   the fullfilment of the requirements of a significant technical intervention by man Category: Botany and zoology
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   Invention
   The creation of a new technical idea and of the physical means to accomplish or embody it. To be granted a patent, an invention must be novel, have utility and make a distinct and recognised contribution to the advancement of science.
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   Invention
   In·ven'tion noun [ Latin inventio : confer French invention . See Invent .] 1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing. « As the search of it [ truth] is the duty, so the invention will be the happiness of man.& ...
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   invention
   1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing. 'As the search of it [truth] is the duty, so the invention will be the happiness of man.' (Tatham) ... 2. That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a d ...
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   invention
   innovation noun a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
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   invention
   innovation noun the creation of something in the mind
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   invention
   noun the act of inventing
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    Invention
    An `invention` is an object, process, or technique which displays an element of novelty. An invention may sometimes be based on earlier developments, collaborations or ideas, and the process of invention requires at least the awareness that an existing concept or method can be modified or transformed into an invention. However, some inventions also represent a radical breakthrough in science or technology which extends the boundaries of human kno...
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    Invention
    • (n.) The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention. • (n.) A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood. • (n.) That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was...
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    invention
    (from the article `Cartesianism`) Advancements in mechanical arts and crafts provided the practical foundation of Cartesian mechanism. In the 17th century, mechanical inventions such ... ...use varied regionally, and the centres of innovation and wealth moved over time. During the Metal Ages the communities of Europe can be studied ... ...
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    invention
    (from the article `Ogburn, William Fielding`) ...methods helped to shift the emphasis in sociology from social philosophy and reform programs toward the development of a more exact science of ...
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    invention
    in music, any of a number of markedly dissimilar compositional forms dating from the 16th century to the present. While its exact meaning has never ... [1 related articles]
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    invention
    invention 1. A thing that someone has created, especially a device or process. 2. The creation of something new. 3. A lie, or the telling of lies (used euphemistically). 4. The talent to create new things.
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    invention
    
    1. the creation of something in the mind
    2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
    
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    Invention
    An open-ended problem-solving task. Is the process of creating something to fill a need.
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    Invention
    As a practical activity is distinguished from creation as an artistic activity. -- L.V.
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