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installation

installation

39 4.0
A thing set up for people to see, like a machine or a work of art
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : instalación artística
  • Visitors admired the large outdoor installation made entirely of recycled materials.
  • art installation
  • museum installation
  • video installation

There's a new video installation in in the exhibition as well.

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Examples

  • I hope that the installation of this fantastic new image will rekindle interest in what he did and who he was.

  • I think it's a video installation based on '90s TV shows.

  • And each different light installation is by a different person or a different artist.

  • It's an art installation of Mark's.

  • The rest of the week will be dedicated to the installation of the new exhibit.

  • And he created this installation that was at the Tate Museum in London a while back.

  • Maude was at college working on an art installation that promised to be interesting.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Indeed, Anne had just seen such an installation in a museum in Copenhagen.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Now, the whole reason this art installation is here is because it's covering up this spiral staircase.

  • I'll admit, but some of the art installations are weirdly dark in tone for an airport.

Synonyms

exhibit
vsinstallation
243 3.4

An object shown to the public in a museum or gallery

is set up either to be used or to be shown to the public
display
vsinstallation
168 1.6

An arrangement of objects shown to the public, for example in a museum or shop

is usually a single piece set up for use or public showing
setup
vsinstallation
133 2.8

A set of equipment used for a specific activity

is put in place for use or for public showing

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

Compounds

A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work

Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready

naval installation
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A place by the sea where navy ships and people stay and are looked after

How Complex

exhibition
136 3.3
installation
39 4.0
assembly
  • Specialized
112 3.9
device
2.1
object
  • Specialized
52 6.9

Surface Forms

installation singular
installations plural

Morphology

installation = install (transparent) = install + ation

Refers to an object or artwork that has been 'installed' (set up), a direct nominalization of that action.

Etymology

Installation comes from install ('put in place'), so it can mean a piece of equipment or artwork that has been set up for use or display. So an art installation is something placed carefully for people to see, and a software installation is the process that makes a program ready to use.