Innovation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

the creation of something in the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

initiation invention founding design foundation origination conception creation instauration introduction excogitation institution

Parts of Speech

noun	a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
noun	the creation of something in the mind
noun	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”

Word Forms

innovational	adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
innovate	verb	bring something new to an environment
invent	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
excogitate	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
conceive	verb	have the idea for
design	verb	make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
initiate	verb	bring into being
found	verb	set up or found
institute	verb	set up or lay the groundwork for
institutionalise	verb	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
originate	verb	come into existence; take on form or shape
create	verb	bring into existence

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

innovación

una creación (un nuevo dispositivo o proceso) resultante del estudio y la experimentación

🇮🇹Italian

innovazione

una creazione (un nuovo dispositivo o processo) risultante dallo studio e dalla sperimentazione

🇳🇱Dutch

innovatie

een creatie (een nieuw apparaat of proces) die het resultaat is van studie en experimenten

🇵🇹Portuguese

inovação

uma criação (um novo dispositivo ou processo) resultante de estudo e experimentação

🇷🇺Russian

инновации

творение (новое устройство или процесс), возникшее в результате изучения и экспериментирования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नवाचार

अध्ययन और प्रयोग से उत्पन्न एक रचना (एक नया उपकरण या प्रक्रिया)।

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবন

অধ্যয়ন এবং পরীক্ষা-নিরীক্ষার ফলে একটি সৃষ্টি (একটি নতুন ডিভাইস বা প্রক্রিয়া)

🇮🇳Tamil

புதுமை

ஆய்வு மற்றும் பரிசோதனையின் விளைவாக உருவாக்கம் (புதிய சாதனம் அல்லது செயல்முறை).

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిష్కరణ

అధ్యయనం మరియు ప్రయోగం ఫలితంగా ఏర్పడిన సృష్టి (కొత్త పరికరం లేదా ప్రక్రియ).

🇮🇳Marathi

नवीनता

अभ्यास आणि प्रयोगामुळे निर्माण होणारी निर्मिती (नवीन डिव्हाइस किंवा प्रक्रिया).

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીનતા

અભ્યાસ અને પ્રયોગોના પરિણામે સર્જન (નવું ઉપકરણ અથવા પ્રક્રિયા).

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾವೀನ್ಯತೆ

ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಗದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (ಹೊಸ ಸಾಧನ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരണം

പഠനത്തിൻ്റെയും പരീക്ഷണത്തിൻ്റെയും ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു സൃഷ്ടി (ഒരു പുതിയ ഉപകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രക്രിയ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵੀਨਤਾ

ਅਧਿਐਨ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਰਚਨਾ (ਇੱਕ ਨਵਾਂ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جدت

مطالعہ اور تجربے کے نتیجے میں ایک تخلیق (ایک نیا آلہ یا عمل)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

创新

研究和实验产生的创造（新设备或过程）

🇯🇵Japanese

革新

研究と実験から得られる創造物（新しい装置またはプロセス）

🇰🇷Korean

혁신

연구와 실험을 통해 탄생한 창작물(새로운 장치나 프로세스)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đổi mới

một sự sáng tạo (một thiết bị hoặc quy trình mới) là kết quả của nghiên cứu và thử nghiệm

🇹🇭Thai

นวัตกรรม

การสร้าง (อุปกรณ์หรือกระบวนการใหม่) อันเป็นผลมาจากการศึกษาและการทดลอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

inovasi

suatu kreasi (perangkat atau proses baru) yang dihasilkan dari studi dan eksperimen

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabago

isang paglikha (isang bagong aparato o proseso) na nagreresulta mula sa pag-aaral at pag-eeksperimento

🇲🇾Malay

inovasi

ciptaan (peranti atau proses baharu) hasil daripada kajian dan eksperimen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتكار

إنشاء (جهاز أو عملية جديدة) ناتج عن الدراسة والتجريب

🇮🇷Persian

نوآوری

خلقت (دستگاه یا فرآیند جدید) ناشی از مطالعه و آزمایش

🇹🇷Turkish

yenilik

çalışma ve deneylerden kaynaklanan bir yaratım (yeni bir cihaz veya süreç)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חדשנות

יצירה (מכשיר או תהליך חדש) הנובעת ממחקר וניסוי

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