英语词汇“inventor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The person who first comes up with a brand new idea or thing is its inventor. A woman named Mary Anderson, for example, is credited with being the inventor of the windshield wiper blade for cars.

Lewis Latimer invented many things during his lifetime, and drafted the patent for the telephone (with fellow inventor Alexander Graham Bell). Oddly enough, Latimer's first work as an inventor was developing a restroom for train cars, in 1874. In the 1940s, actress Hedy Lamarr was the inventor of a communications technology that eventually made wireless technology, including cell phones, possible. In Latin, inventor means "contriver, author, or discoverer."

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inventor: inventors+/invent: invented, inventing, invention, inventive, inventor, invents, reinvent/invention: inventions/inventive: inventively, inventiveness, inventivest, uninventive/reinvent: reinvented, reinventing, reinvents/uninventive: uninventively

USAGE EXAMPLES

“We need to be as creative as the inventors of the internet,” says Paul Fehlinger of Internet & Jurisdiction, which is organising the Paris conference.

Economist(Nov 03, 2016)

This year he became one of KU’s first two inductees into the National Academy of Inventors.

Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)

He was the inventor of the Red Solo Cup.

Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016)

n someone who is the first to think of or make something

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artificer, discoverer

Alexander Graham Bell

United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)

Sir Henry Bessemer

British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)

John Moses Browning

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

William Seward Burroughs

United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

Father of the Submarine

American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)

Edmund Cartwright

English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)

Father of Radio

United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)

George Eastman

United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)

Thomas Alva Edison

United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)

Robert Fulton

American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)

Richard Jordan Gatling

United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)

King Camp Gilette

United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)

Peter Carl Goldmark

United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)

Charles Goodyear

United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)

James Hargreaves

English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)

Hero of Alexandria

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

Herman Hollerith

United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929)

Elias Howe

United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)

Edwin Herbert Land

United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

Samuel Pierpoint Langley

United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)

Peter Paul Mauser

German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

Cyrus Hall McCormick

United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)

Ottmar Mergenthaler

United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse

United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)

Edward James Muggeridge

United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904)

Elisha Graves Otis

United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

Isaac Merrit Singer

United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)

Elmer Ambrose Sperry

United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)

Francis Edgar Stanley

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

Charles Proteus Steinmetz

United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923)

William Henry Fox Talbot

English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)

Nikola Tesla

United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)

James Watt

Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)

George Westinghouse

United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914)

Sir Charles Wheatstone

English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875)

Eli Whitney

United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)

Orville Wright

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)

Wilbur Wright

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)

patentee

the inventor to whom a patent is issued

creator

a person who grows or makes or invents things

单词	inventor
释义	inventor (once / 648 pages) n The person who first comes up with a brand new idea or thing is its inventor. A woman named Mary Anderson, for example, is credited with being the inventor of the windshield wiper blade for cars. Lewis Latimer invented many things during his lifetime, and drafted the patent for the telephone (with fellow inventor Alexander Graham Bell). Oddly enough, Latimer's first work as an inventor was developing a restroom for train cars, in 1874. In the 1940s, actress Hedy Lamarr was the inventor of a communications technology that eventually made wireless technology, including cell phones, possible. In Latin, inventor means "contriver, author, or discoverer." WORD FAMILY inventor: inventors+/invent: invented, inventing, invention, inventive, inventor, invents, reinvent/invention: inventions/inventive: inventively, inventiveness, inventivest, uninventive/reinvent: reinvented, reinventing, reinvents/uninventive: uninventively USAGE EXAMPLES “We need to be as creative as the inventors of the internet,” says Paul Fehlinger of Internet & Jurisdiction, which is organising the Paris conference. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) This year he became one of KU’s first two inductees into the National Academy of Inventors. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) He was the inventor of the Red Solo Cup. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) n someone who is the first to think of or make something Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper artificer, discoverer Alexander Graham Bell United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) Sir Henry Bessemer British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) John Moses Browning United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) William Seward Burroughs United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898) Father of the Submarine American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) Edmund Cartwright English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851) Father of Radio United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) George Eastman United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932) Thomas Alva Edison United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) Robert Fulton American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815) Richard Jordan Gatling United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903) King Camp Gilette United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932) Peter Carl Goldmark United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977) Charles Goodyear United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) James Hargreaves English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778) Hero of Alexandria Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) Herman Hollerith United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) Elias Howe United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) Joseph Marie Jacquard French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) Edwin Herbert Land United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) Samuel Pierpoint Langley United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) Peter Paul Mauser German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) Cyrus Hall McCormick United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884) Ottmar Mergenthaler United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899) Samuel Finley Breese Morse United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) Edward James Muggeridge United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England) (1830-1904) Elisha Graves Otis United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) Isaac Merrit Singer United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) Elmer Ambrose Sperry United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930) Francis Edgar Stanley United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918) Charles Proteus Steinmetz United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923) William Henry Fox Talbot English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) Nikola Tesla United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943) James Watt Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) George Westinghouse United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914) Sir Charles Wheatstone English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875) Eli Whitney United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) Orville Wright United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) Wilbur Wright United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) patentee the inventor to whom a patent is issued creator a person who grows or makes or invents things
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