U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius, as distinguished from ordinary mechanical skill or craftsmanship.
anything invented or devised.
the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating.
an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc.
something fabricated, as a false statement.
Sociology. the creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.
Music. a short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.
Rhetoric. (traditionally) one of the five steps in speech preparation, the process of choosing ideas appropriate to the subject, audience, and occasion.
Archaic. the act of finding.
Origin of invention
1300–50; Middle English invencio(u)n<Latin inventiōn- (stem of inventiō) a finding out, equivalent to invent(us) (see invent) + -iōn--ion
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The march of invention is irresistible, and we are being swept along toward a great catastrophe.
By the Christmas Fire|Samuel McChord Crothers
This was soon forthcoming in the invention of the petrol motor.
The Mastery of the Air|William J. Claxton
From neither can we obtain much impression of the mechanism of his invention.
Aspects and Impressions|Edmund Gosse
That was the way books were written and read in the good old days before the invention of the telephone and the short story.
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There were times when I myself was carried away by this play of my own invention.
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British Dictionary definitions for invention
invention
/ (ɪnˈvɛnʃən) /
noun
the act or process of inventing
something that is invented
patent lawthe discovery or production of some new or improved process or machine that is both useful and is not obvious to persons skilled in the particular field
creative power or ability; inventive skill
euphemistica fabrication; lie
(in traditional rhetoric) one of the five steps in preparing a speech or discourse: the process of finding suitable topics on which to talk or write
musica short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint
sociolthe creation of a new cultural pattern or trait