installation

English

Wikipedia

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

Catalan: instal·lació (ca) f. Chinese: 就職 French: installation (fr) f. Italian: installazione (it) f.

Polish: instalacja f., montaż m. Romanian: instalare (ro) f. Spanish: instalación (es) f.

system of machines

Catalan: instal·lació (ca) f. Chinese: Traditional: 裝置 Finnish: asennus (fi) French: installation (fr) f.

Italian: installazione (it) f. Polish: instalacja f. Romanian: instalație (ro) f. Spanish: instalación (es) f.

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Chinese: Simplified: 装置; 设施

Derived terms

• installation art

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French

Etymology

installer + -ation

Noun

installation f. (plural installations)

1. installation