ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Installation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Installation is a noun meaning An act of installing.

Meaning

An act of installing.

More Meanings

  1. A work of installation art.
  2. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
  3. Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

Example Sentences

A military installation was built near the border.
The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.

Word Forms

Synonyms for installation

Depending on context, synonyms include induction, facility, initiation, installment, installing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include initiation, induction, installment, facility, installing, installer.

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