invention

n. act of inventing; something invented; creativity, resourcefulness; fabrication, falsehood; short composition (Music)

An invention is an object, process, or technique which displays an element of novelty. An invention may sometimes be based on earlier developments, collaborations or ideas, and the process of invention requires at least the awareness that an existing concept or method can be modified or transformed into an invention. However, some inventions also represent a radical breakthrough in science or technology which extends the boundaries of human knowledge. Legal protection can sometimes be granted to an invention by way of a patent.
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Noun
1. the creation of something in the mind
(synonym) innovation, excogitation, conception, design
(hypernym) creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
(hyponym) concoction
(derivation) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
(synonym) innovation
(hypernym) creation
3. the act of inventing
(hypernym) creating by mental acts
(hyponym) neologism, neology, coinage
(derivation) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent

n. invention, short composition (Music)

n. invention, creativeness; contrivance, fabrication, finding; devise, discovering