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⚙️invention

noun
/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
invent inventive
invention definition card — visual illustration of the meaning invention synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison invention collocation card — common word combinations and phrases

Meaning

a creation or device that has been newly made or designed
the action of inventing something; a thing that is invented; a creative discovery
The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

Example Sentences

The telephone was a groundbreaking invention.

Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone revolutionized global communication forever.

The invention revolutionized communication.

Example Expressions

mother of invention

Synonyms

creation, innovation, discovery, contraption, device
Entry 1
creation, innovation, discovery, contraption, device
Entry 2
innovation, creation, discovery, device
Entry 3
creation, discovery

Antonyms

destruction, imitation, copy, tradition, existing technology
Entry 1
destruction, imitation
Entry 2
imitation, copy, tradition, existing technology
Entry 3
destruction, imitation

Collocations

new invention, scientific invention, modern invention, patent an invention, brilliant invention, patent invention
Entry 1
new invention, scientific invention, modern invention, patent an invention
Entry 2
new invention, brilliant invention, patent invention

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