0 past simple and past participle of invent --
1 to design and/or create something that has never been made before: --
2 to create a reason, excuse, story, etc. that is not true, usually to deceive someone: --
Some other function should be invented for objective characterization of the plasma macroscopic state and its evolution.
The human mind, straining to interpret elusive detail at the limit of perception, invented narrow linear features that are simply not there.
Measuring phonological awareness through the invented spellings of kindergarten children.
Our invented spelling scale gave more points to spellings that consisted of only conventional letters than to spellings that included other types of symbols.
The work done thus far on these constructions (and in construal literature in general), however, has been based almost entirely on invented or anecdotal examples.
My student teachers invented and adapted, culturally appropriate and socially relevant song lyrics, rhythmic chants and accompanying actions to create musical games.
One could say that mechanical production set itself in opposition to something, and invented craft - making without machines.
Four main serious arguments are identified: invented sentences are 'meaningless'; they are not discourse; they are not 'real': and they are 'bad' for learners.
