invention
noun(in-ven-tion)
something invented: such as
invention
noun(in-ven-tion)
a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment
invention
noun(in-ven-tion)
a product of the imagination; especially : a false conception
invention
noun(in-ven-tion)
the act or an instance of inventing or creating one's identity or conception of oneself
invention
idiom(in-ven-tion)
—used to say that new ways to do things are found or created when there is a strong and special need for them