installation

English

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Etymology

From install + -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɪnstəˈleɪʃən]
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

installation (plural installations)

1. The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish.
2. 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 grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base

Translations

act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies

• Catalan: instal·lació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安裝 (cmn), 安装 (cmn) (ānzhuāng)

• French: installation (fr) f
• German: Installation (de) f
• Italian: installazione (it) f
• Japanese: インストール (ja) (insutōru), 取り付け (ja) (とりつけ, toritsuke)

• Persian: نصب کردن (fa) (nasb kardan)
• Polish: instalacja (pl) f, montaż (pl) m
• Romanian: instalare (ro) f
• Russian: установка (ru) (ustanóvka) f, инсталляция (ru) (installjácija) f, монтаж (ru) (montáž) m
• Spanish: instalación (es) f

system of machines

• Catalan: instal·lació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 裝置 (cmn), 装置 (cmn) (zhuāngzhì), 設施 (cmn), 设施 (cmn) (shèshī)

• Czech: instalace (cs) f
• Finnish: asennus (fi)
• French: installation (fr) f
• German: Anlage (de) f

• Italian: installazione (it) f
• Japanese: 装置 (ja) (そうち, sōchi), 設備 (ja) (せつび, setsubi)
• Polish: instalacja (pl) f
• Romanian: instalație (ro) f
• Russian: установка (ru) (ustanóvka) f, оборудование (ru) (oborúdovanije) n
• Spanish: instalación (es) f

Derived terms

• installation art

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French

Etymology

installer + -ation

Noun

installation f (plural installations)

1. installation