invention

in-ven-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A new device, method, or process developed through creativity and experimentation.

  2. 2.

    The act or process of inventing something.

  3. 3.

    Something made up or fabricated; a falsehood.

Forms

plural: inventions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    necessity is the mother of invention — Need encourages creative solutions.

Related words

See also: innovation, invent, inventor
Synonyms: creation, discovery, innovation

Etymology

From Latin inventio ("a finding, discovery"), from invenire ("to find, come upon"), from in- ("in") + venire ("to come").