(act+of+inventing)

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• invention — inventional, adj. inventionless, adj. /in ven sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of inventing. 2. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition …   Universalium

• invention — in•ven•tion [[t]ɪnˈvɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of inventing 2) law U.S. Patent Law. a new process, machine, improvement, etc., that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius 3) anything invented or devised 4) the power or… …   From formal English to slang

• invention — /ɪnˈvɛnʃən / (say in venshuhn) noun 1. the act of inventing. 2. (in patent law) the conception of an idea and the means or apparatus by which the result is obtained. 3. anything invented or devised. 4. the exercise of imaginative or creative… …  

• Environmental Defense Fund — or EDF (formerly known as Environmental Defense) is a US based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. The group is known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and human health. It is nonpartisan, and its …   Wikipedia

• rationalisation — (Brit.) n. act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or reason (also rationalization) …   English contemporary dictionary

• rationalisations — rationalisation (Brit.) n. act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or reason (also rationalization) …   English contemporary dictionary

• rationalization — (Amer.) ra·tion·al·i·za·tion || ‚ræʃnÉ™lÉ™ zeɪʃn / laɪ n. act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or reason (also… …   English contemporary dictionary

• rationalizations — rationalization (Amer.) ra·tion·al·i·za·tion || ‚ræʃnÉ™lÉ™ zeɪʃn / laɪ n. act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or… …   English contemporary dictionary

• reinventing — n. act of re creating, act of inventing again, act of devising againv. re create, invent again, devise again, contrive again …   English contemporary dictionary

• reinvention — n. act of inventing again; act of contriving again; act of devising again …   English contemporary dictionary

• mintage — [min′tij] n. 1. the act or process of minting money 2. the act of inventing or making 3. money produced in a mint 4. the cost of minting money 5. the impression made on a coin …   English World dictionary