innovation
//ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- innovations
Definitions
1.The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
2.A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
3.Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- One of the remarkable innovations in concrete technology is the development of self-healing cementitious materials through the incorporation of bacterial agents.
4.A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2982
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus.
Morphologically innovate + -ion.