installation
something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
the act of installing.
the fact of being installed.
Military. any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.
Origin of installation
1Other words from installation
- pre·in·stal·la·tion, noun
- re·in·stal·la·tion, noun
Words Nearby installation
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How to use installation in a sentence
At eight pounds, this is a substantial board and care to follow installation directions must be taken.
Cork boards for organizing your home or office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceA few years before the Bianchini Gallery show, in 1961, Oldenburg put on his own immersive installation called “The Store” on New York City’s Lower East Side, from which he sold his fake food made from painted plaster like it was a real grocery.
It took a year and a half and five additional camera installations, but the payoff was worth it.
Mount Rainier’s first wolverine mama in a century is a sign of the species’ comeback | Hannah Seo | August 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe lion’s share of that ad spending — 80%, per MediaRadar analysis — was focused on app installation ads on Snapchat, one of TikTok’s biggest competitors for young people’s attention.
‘A stamp of legitimacy’: TikTok turns up its branded content spending and profile with publishers | Max Willens | July 31, 2020 | DigidayLast week, members of Britain’s House of Lords debated adding an amendment to a little-known bill regulating the installation of broadband in leasehold apartments.
An obscure piece of legislation could sink Huawei’s UK ambitions on human rights grounds | Annabelle Timsit | July 7, 2020 | Quartz
Just plug it into any TV and get watching—no need to schedule an installation.
Earlier this month the Vatican announced the installation of free showers for the homeless in public bathrooms in the city-state.
Pope Bids Refugees to EU ‘Bienvenido’; Europe Says ‘Non’ | Candida Moss | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCharging the vehicle at home requires the purchase and installation of expensive equipment.
Tesla’s Radical Patent Move is a Plot to Take Over the Road | Daniel Gross | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe adds that she can see when something is “wrong” with an installation.
Strebe hopes to use a female relative for further renditions of the evolving installation.
This Artist Reproduced van Gogh’s Ear…and It’s Alive! | Justin Jones | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA rather ridiculous instance of this occurred soon after my installation at the County Down.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt is contained in two cases on each side of the triforium of the chancel and blown by an electric installation of 85 h.p.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThe last entertainment given there was the installation ball of the Knights of the Bath in 1802.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonAs soon as she heard of Gertrude's installation she rushed over to Putney at the highest speed of her motor-car.
The Creators | May SinclairA description of his coming to Lige may give some idea of the ceremonies which attended the installation of the bishop-princes.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
British Dictionary definitions for installation
/ (ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən) /
the act of installing or the state of being installed
a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed
a military establishment usually serving in a support role
an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece
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