installation
Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
The English word “installation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.
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