Innovation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Innovation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Innovation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
innovation n a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation Synonym(s): invention, innovation the creation of something in the mind Synonym(s): invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" Synonym(s): initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Innovation \In`no*va"tion\, n. [L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation.] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. --Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. --Bacon. The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. --Hooker. 3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.