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Meaning of 'installation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Installation [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'installation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . installation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
Example in sentence:
  • he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame;
  • he was ordered to report for induction into the army;
  • his initiation into the club
Meaning (2):
- a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
Example in sentence:
  • the assembly plant is an enormous facility
Meaning (3):
- the act of installing something (as equipment)
Example in sentence:
  • the telephone installation took only a few minutes

Nearby Words:

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