Invention meaning

What does “invention” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“invention” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the creation of something in the mind.

invention

noun

  1. the creation of something in the mind

  2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

    Synonymsinnovation
  3. the act of inventing

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University