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What does invention mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word invention? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Something invented.
  2. The act of inventing.
  3. The capacity to invent.
  4. (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
  5. (archaic) The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.
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The Wright's may have invented the first real aeroplane, but the credit for the invention of the jet engine goes to Sir Frank Whittle.
This invention concerns water outlets such as shower heads and water spouts for ablutionary devices or appliances.
The knights had amassed a large trove of wealth over the years which led them to be accredited with the invention of modern banking.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an effective furnace utilizing water gas as a fuel.
Nathanial Bagshaw Ward's major innovation was the invention of what became known as the Wardian case.
The locally grown invention is already making waves across Australia and even overseas.

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