Invention — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the creation of something in the mind

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɛnʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɛnʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

design excogitation conception innovation

Word Forms

invent	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
innovational	adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
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
innovate	verb	bring something new to an environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erfindung

die Schaffung von etwas im Kopf

🇪🇸Spanish

invención

la creación de algo en la mente

🇮🇹Italian

invenzione

la creazione di qualcosa nella mente

🇳🇱Dutch

uitvinding

het creëren van iets in de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

invenção

a criação de algo na mente

🇷🇺Russian

изобретение

создание чего-либо в уме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आविष्कार

मन में किसी चीज़ का निर्माण

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবন

মনে কিছু সৃষ্টি

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டுபிடிப்பு

மனதில் ஏதாவது உருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిష్కరణ

మనస్సులో ఏదో సృష్టి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोध

मनात काहीतरी निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધ

મનમાં કંઈક બનાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೋ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുപിടുത്തം

മനസ്സിൽ എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും സൃഷ്ടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਢ

ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸਿਰਜਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایجاد

ذہن میں کسی چیز کی تخلیق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发明

在头脑中创造某种东西

🇯🇵Japanese

発明

心の中で何かを創造すること

🇰🇷Korean

발명

마음속에 무언가를 창조하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phát minh

việc tạo ra một cái gì đó trong tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งประดิษฐ์

การสร้างบางสิ่งบางอย่างในใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penemuan

penciptaan sesuatu dalam pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

imbensyon

ang paglikha ng isang bagay sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

ciptaan

penciptaan sesuatu dalam fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اختراع

خلق شيء في العقل

🇮🇷Persian

اختراع

ایجاد چیزی در ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

buluş

zihinde bir şeyin yaratılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַמצָאָה

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