installation
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installation
- /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌɪn.stəˈlæɪʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.
noun installations
- An act of installing. The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
- 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. The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
- A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base. A military installation was built near the border.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: initiation, induction, installment, facility, installing, installer, installed, install, positioning, placing, placement, assemble, fitment, location, operation, composition
Translations
Every language
noun act of installing
| Español | instalación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | インストール insutōru, 取り付け toritsuke |
| 中文 | 安裝 /安装 ānzhuāng |
| Kiswahili | usakinishaji |
| Português | instalação |
| Français | installation |
| Deutsch | Installation |
| Italiano | installazione, insediamento, presa di possesso |
| Ελληνικά | εγκατάσταση egkatástasi |
| Română | instalație, instalare |
| Русский | устано́вка ustanóvka, инсталля́ция installjácija, монта́ж montáž |
noun something installed
| Español | instalación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 装置 sōchi, 設備 setsubi |
| 中文 | 裝置 /装置 zhuāngzhì, 設施 /设施 shèshī |
| Português | instalação |
| Français | installation |
| Deutsch | Anlage |
| Italiano | installazione, impianto |
| Ελληνικά | εγκατάσταση egkatástasi |
| Română | instalație |
| Русский | устано́вка ustanóvka, обору́дование oborúdovanije |
noun work of installation art
| Ελληνικά | εγκατάσταση egkatástasi |
|---|---|
| Română | instalație |
noun facilities which constitute a permanent military base
| Español | instalación |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | εγκατάσταση egkatástasi |
Talk about this word "installation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/installation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. installation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/installation "installation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/installation.Cite this
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title = {installation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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