invention
US /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
・UK /ɪnˈvenʃn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something new that is different from other things
The new invention turned water into ice
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Power or ability to create new things
All these problems are a product of man's invention
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Process of creating a new device or idea
The invention of the Internet made researches easier to conduct
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How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
- As mundane as that may sound. The invention being patented was for
As mundane as that may sound. The invention being patented was for
- As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.
As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.
BBC 6 Minute English August 20, 2015 - Lifts
- This invention has had quite an effect on which floor people choose to live on.
This invention has had quite an effect on which floor people choose to live on.
- This invention has had quite an effect on which floor people choose to live on.
This invention has had quite an effect on which floor people choose to live on.
Engineer invents ramen vending machine used at Tesla｜Taiwan News
- His invention has helped fill the bellies of those working the night shift since the beginning.
His invention has helped fill the bellies of those working the night shift since the beginning.
- His invention has helped fill the bellies of those working the night shift since the beginning.
His invention has helped fill the bellies of those working the night shift since the beginning.
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
- Invention matters, but implementation matters more.
Invention matters, but implementation matters more.
- Invention matters, but implementation matters more.
Invention matters, but implementation matters more.
EMMA WEBSTER : THAT THOUGHT MIGHT THINK | LOS ANGELES
- But there's a lot of invention that happens in the painting, like, you know, there's, there's peeling up the paint and kind of striking through, there's like splashes, there's, I'm really trying to get these like ray of lights to, to come down and fracture into bits of purple and brown and pinks and have all of these different sort of ways that the light hits and reflects all the way across this diagonal.
But there's a lot of invention that happens in the painting, like, you know, there's, there's peeling up the paint and kind of striking through, there's like splashes, there's, I'm really trying to get these like ray of lights to, to come down and fracture into bits of purple and brown and pinks and have all of these different sort of ways that the light hits and reflects all the way across this diagonal.
- But there's a lot of invention that happens in the painting.
But there's a lot of invention that happens in the painting.
America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…
- Or you build the largest military, and in the process, you might build some of the great technologies, such as GPS, it was an invention of the US military.
Or you build the largest military, and in the process, you might build some of the great technologies, such as GPS, it was an invention of the US military.
- It was an invention of the U.S. military.
It was an invention of the U.S. military.
Margot Robbie Takes You Inside The Barbie Dreamhouse | Architectural Digest
- Our main timeframe was from the invention of Barbie through to now.
Our main timeframe was from the invention of Barbie through to now.
- Our main time frame was from the invention of Barbie through to now.
Our main time frame was from the invention of Barbie through to now.
The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- Boredom is the mother of invention, an idea based on the famous proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention,' an idiom meaning that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
Boredom is the mother of invention, an idea based on the famous proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention,' an idiom meaning that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
- The proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
The proverb 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
Dyson Founder on When to Give Up and Products He Regrets Scrapping | WSJ
- If a product costs too much to make, it's not a—well, it is an invention,
If a product costs too much to make, it's not a—well, it is an invention,
- Well, it is an invention, but it's not a brilliant invention because it isn't going to make money.
Well, it is an invention, but it's not a brilliant invention because it isn't going to make money.
Tomonoura - The Days of Old | Overnight Trip From Osaka
- Back in the day before the invention of engines, ships used the tides to move, and Tomonoda was where ships waited for the tides to change.
Back in the day before the invention of engines, ships used the tides to move, and Tomonoda was where ships waited for the tides to change.
- Back in the day before the invention of engines, ships used the tides to move,
Back in the day before the invention of engines, ships used the tides to move,