invention Значение & определение

Значение на invention на български

• 0 something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before:

  • The world changed rapidly after the invention of the phone.

  • a most amazing invention

• 1 a story or excuse that is not true, or the act of creating a story or excuse that is not true:

  • All that gossip about Linda was just pure invention.

  • Be careful what you believe - her powers of invention (= ability to think of excuses, etc.) are well known.

• 2 something newly designed or created, or the activity of designing or creating new things:

  • [ C ] The mountain bike was a California invention.

  • [ U ] The invention of the pressure cooker provided a method for cooking quickly.

  • [ C ] His story of being kidnapped and held prisoner was an invention (= something represented as being true which is not true).

• 3 a product or a way of doing something which has never been made or never existed before:

  • Turning an invention from an idea into a money-making product is a long job.

  • a new inventions

• 4 the process of creating something that has never been made or never existed before:

  • the invention of sth The company claims that this is the most important development since the invention of the printing press.