Noun: innovation ,i-nu'vey-shun
- The act of starting or introducing something new
"The innovation of digital payments transformed commerce";
- initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, introduction, instauration, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
- A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
"The light bulb was one of Edison's most famous innovations";
- invention
- The creation of something in the mind
"Her innovation in renewable energy technology was groundbreaking";
- invention, excogitation, conception, design, fiction
Sounds like: innerva
Derived forms: innovations
Type of: beginning, commencement, creation, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, start
Encyclopedia: Innovation, Virginia