NOUN | cognition | invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design | the creation of something in the mind |
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artifact | invention, innovation | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | |
act | invention | the act of inventing |
Sounds | ihnveh'nshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The creation of something in the mind. | |
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Synonyms | innovation, excogitation, conception, design | |
Narrower | concoction | The invention of a scheme or story / story / story to suit some purpose |
contrivance | The faculty of contriving | |
Broader | creativity, creativeness, creative thinking | The ability to create |
Spanish | concepción, diseño, innovación, invención, invento | |
Catalan | concepció, invenció | |
Verbs | invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort / effort |
Meaning | A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. | |
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Synonym | innovation | |
Broader | creation | An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
Spanish | innovación, invención, invento | |
Catalan | innovació, invenció, invent |
Meaning | The act of inventing. | |
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Narrower | devisal, contrivance | The act of devising something |
neologism, neology, coinage | The act of inventing a word or phrase | |
Broader | creating by mental acts | The act of creating something by thinking |
Spanish | invención | |
Catalan | invenció | |
Verbs | invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort / effort |
invent | make up something artificial or untrue |
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