invention

Significado (Inglês)

1. Something invented.
2. The act of inventing.
3. The capacity to invent.
4. A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
5. The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle English invencion, invencioun, from Latin inventiō either directly or via Middle French invencion, from Latin invenīre (“to discover, find, invent”), from in- (“in-: in, into”) + venīre (“to come”). Doublet of inventio. Equivalent to invent + -ion.
Displaced native Old English orþanc.

Frases

Transistors have replaced relays in many scopes of application since their invention .

Os transistores substituíram os relés em muitos escopos de aplicação desde sua invenção.