invention

[US]/ɪnˈvenʃn/
[UK]/ɪnˈvenʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. creation; something created; creative ability; fiction.

Phrases & Collocations

breakthrough invention

patented invention

patent of invention

Example Sentences

the invention of printing.

the invention of the telephone

inventions unknown to antiquity.

Perfection of the invention took years.

That invention won him a medal.

the invention of printing in the 15th century.

an invention that inspired many imitations.

an invention is not your own until it is patented.

We accredit the invention of the electric light to Adison.

The invention of the computer was a milestone in the history of man.

The invention of the wheel was a milestone in the history of the world.

The new invention contains wonderful possibilities.

This invention is ascribed to Edison.

an invention that confounded the skeptics.

They demonstrated the new invention to us.

Your invention is clever, but not practical.

his powers of invention were rather limited.

it's a natty little invention to ensure that the bottle is absolutely watertight.

the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.

an invention ascribed to the 15th century.

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