innovation meaning and definition

INNOVATION noun

Definition of innovation (noun)

1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
   • synonyms: invention
2. the creation of something in the mind
   • synonyms: conception, design, excogitation, invention
3. 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"
   • synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination