innovation
[noun]
Synonyms: modernization, alteration, change, departure, introduction, newness, novelty, variation

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Related Words: deviation, introduction, wrinkle

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧no‧va‧tion W3 AC /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: adjective: innovative, innovatory; verb: innovate; noun: innovation]

1. [countable] a new idea, method, or invention
innovation in
recent innovations in English teaching

2. [uncountable] the introduction of new ideas or methods:
We must encourage innovation if the company is to remain competitive.
innovation in
We need to encourage innovation in industry.
Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

innovation
noun
I. introduction of new ideas
ADJ. constant, continuous | successful | cultural, educational, industrial, scientific, technical, technological | design, policy, product industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival
VERB + INNOVATION encourage, facilitate, foster, stimulate | stifle Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.
INNOVATION + VERB occur Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.
INNOVATION + NOUN process
PREP. ~ in innovation in engineering
PHRASES scope for innovation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

innovation
II. new idea
ADJ. great, major, important, significant | successful | welcome | interesting | latest, new | recent | scientific, technical, technological
VERB + INNOVATION come up with She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times.
introduce Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.
design, develop technological innovations designed to save energy
INNOVATION + VERB occur
PREP. ~ by Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC.
~ in innovations in machinery and instruments

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲