invention

A2
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something invented.

Example Sentences
  • I'm afraid there was no burglar. It was all the housekeeper's invention.
2 Definition

The act of inventing.

Example Sentences
  • The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.
3 Definition

The capacity to invent.

Example Sentences
  • It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • I particularly like the inventions in C-minor.
5 Definition

The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

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