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in·no·va·tion
(ĭn′ə-vā′shən)n.
1. The act of introducing something new.
2. Something newly introduced.
in′no·va′tion·al adj.
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innovation
(ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən)n
1. something newly introduced, such as a new method or device
2. the act of innovating
ˌinnoˈvational adj
ˌinnoˈvationist n
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in•no•va•tion
(ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃən)n.
1. something new or different introduced.
2. the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods.
[1540–50; < Late Latin]
in`no•va′tion•al, adj.
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Noun | 1. | innovation - a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
2. | innovation - the creation of something in the mind concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories" contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem" | |
3. | innovation - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" |
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innovation
noun
1. change, revolution, departure, introduction, variation, transformation, upheaval, alteration technological innovations of the industrial age
2. newness, novelty, originality, freshness, modernism, modernization, uniqueness We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
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innovation
nounA new and unusual thing:
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Translations
إِبْتِكَارٌإبْتِكار، تَجْديد
inovacezměna
fornyelseopfindelse
innovaatio
inovacija
újítás
nÿjung, nÿbreytni
革新
혁신
naujovėnovatorius
jaunievedumsjauninājums
innovation
นวัตกรรม
sự đổi mới
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
innovation
[ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən] n (= new method, invention) → innovation f
the technological innovations of the industrial age → les innovations technologiques de l'âge industriel
the technological innovations of the industrial age → les innovations technologiques de l'âge industriel
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
innovation
n → Innovation f; (= introduction also) → Neueinführung f (→ of +gen); (= thing introduced also) → Neuerung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
innovation
(inəˈveiʃən) noun (the act of making) a change or a new arrangement etc. The new system in the school canteen was a welcome innovation.
ˈinnovator nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
innovation
→ إِبْتِكَارٌ inovace opfindelse Innovation καινοτομία innovación innovaatio innovation inovacija innovazione 革新 혁신 innovatie oppfinnelse innowacja inovação нововведение innovation นวัตกรรม yenilik sự đổi mới 创新Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009