definition of
innovation

[1] #1 innovation n. [invention] a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. wn

[2] #2 innovation n. [invention, excogitation, conception, design] the creation of something in the mind. wn

[3] #3 innovation n. [initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, introduction, instauration] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society". wn