English Explanatory Dictionary

installation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of installing.
  2. 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.
  3. A work of installation art.
  4. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-installation.wav /ˌɪn.stəˈlæɪʃən/ /ɪn.sʈɔː.leː.ʃən/

Word forms

installation installations

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

Derived words

autoinstallation deinstallation electrical installation installational installation art installationlike misinstallation noninstallation post-installation preinstallation reinstallation unattended installation uninstallation video installation
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