installation

[ in-stuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.

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.

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Origin of installation

First recorded in 1600–10, installation is from the Medieval Latin word installātiōn- (stem of installātiō). See install, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM installation

pre·in·stal·la·tion, nounre·in·stal·la·tion, noun

Words nearby installation

instable, Instagram, instal, install, installant, installation, installation art, installment, installment buying, installment loan, installment plan

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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-Science
A 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.
Summer Is Forever With This Corn-on-the-Cob Chair|Emma Orlow|August 28, 2020|Eater
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-Science
The 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|Digiday

Last 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.
New Innovations Let You Watch TV Anywhere You Go||December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Charging 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|DAILY BEAST
She adds that she can see when something is “wrong” with an installation.
Inside the Kabokovs' ‘Strange City’|Anthony Haden-Guest|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
A 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 Tatlow
It 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 Miller
The 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 Gibbon
As soon as she heard of Gertrude's installation she rushed over to Putney at the highest speed of her motor-car.
The Creators|May Sinclair
A 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

installation

/ (ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən) /

noun

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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installation

Origin of installation

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British Dictionary definitions for installation