invention

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable archaic

Something invented. / The act of inventing. / The capacity to invent. / (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

Japanese Meaning

発明：新たに考案・作り出されたもの（物、装置、概念など）。 / 発明行為：新しいものを発明する行為そのもの。 / 発明する能力：ものを発明する才能や能力。 / （音楽）インヴェンション：特にJ.S.バッハの2声または3声の短い自立した楽曲など、独立した小品。

What is this buttons?

Her invention solved a problem that had frustrated engineers for decades.

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彼女の発明は何十年も技術者を悩ませてきた問題を解決した。

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Sense（1）

Something invented.

My new invention will let you alphabetize your matchbook collection in half the usual time.

(here signifying a process or mechanism not previously devised)

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Sense（2）

The act of inventing.

The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.

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Sense（3）

The capacity to invent.

Sense（4）

(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

I particularly like the inventions in C-minor.

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Sense（5）

(archaic) The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

That judicial method which serveth best for the invention of truth.

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inventions

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