invention

the act of inventing.

U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius, as distinguished from ordinary mechanical skill or craftsmanship.

anything invented or devised.

the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating.

an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc.

something fabricated, as a false statement.

Sociology. the creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.

Music. a short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.

Rhetoric. (traditionally) one of the five steps in speech preparation, the process of choosing ideas appropriate to the subject, audience, and occasion.

Archaic. the act of finding.

the act or process of inventing

something that is invented

patent law the discovery or production of some new or improved process or machine that is both useful and is not obvious to persons skilled in the particular field

creative power or ability; inventive skill

euphemistic a fabrication; lie

(in traditional rhetoric) one of the five steps in preparing a speech or discourse: the process of finding suitable topics on which to talk or write

music a short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint

sociol the creation of a new cultural pattern or trait