installation
See also: Installation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
installation (countable and uncountable, plural installations)
- An act of installing.
- 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.
- A work of installation art.
- A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
act of installing
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something installed
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work of installation art
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facilities which constitute a permanent military base
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Further reading edit
- installation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
installation f (plural installations)
Further reading edit
- “installation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.