invention
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3.5
- noun
- /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
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invención
- Her latest invention is a device that simplifies cooking tasks for busy families.
- new invention
- make an invention
- commercialize inventions
These are all like inventions that did not exist.
- These are all like inventions that did not exist.
- A lot of these people have these inventions, but they keep the sauce secret.
- How big are those inventions in the history of life on Earth?
- I don't think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.
- But what is also key is to explore how these inventions shaped us.
- His first invention is what he calls a radio watchman.
- Social media is is the single most empowering invention since the advent of the Internet.
- I should tell you, Stanford owns my our inventions.
- Japan is the world leader of useless inventions.
- You know, it's one of the great inventions of cryptography.
- This was voted like invention of the year by some people with clout.
Examples
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Oh, this is the greatest invention America ever came up with.
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The printing press became the most significant invention for the separation of written print from the spoken word.
Academic text (2017) -
Absolutely this is the most important invention of our time.
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Nice to see an invention that actually works.
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But my invention will speed up production.
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I wanna show you my new invention.
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His first invention is what he calls a radio watchman.
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Nearly every field of science has benefited in some manner from the invention of the microscope.
Academic text (2011) -
From a historical perspective, there have been many inventions that change or enhance the ways that we communicate.
Academic text (2008) -
You know, it's one of the great inventions of cryptography.
Synonyms
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2.1
A machine or tool made to do a particular job
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1.8
The act of making something new
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3.9
Bringing in new ideas or ways of doing things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A document that gives an inventor the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set time
How New
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Invention comes from the Latin invenire, which meant 'to come upon' or 'find', and it shares its root with the verb invent. So a physical invention, like the telephone, is a new thing people 'find' or make after study and testing.