a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
[ Syn: invention ]
the creation of something in the mind
[ Syn: invention , 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
[ Syn: initiation , founding , foundation , institution , origination , creation , introduction , instauration ]