installation

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14870

Meanings

1

noun
The act of putting a piece of equipment or software in place so it is ready to use.

The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
2

noun
A building or place used for a particular industry or service.

A military installation was built near the border.
3

noun
A piece of art created for a particular space, often large and three-dimensional.

The museum is displaying a striking modern art installation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of putting a piece... installing instalment

2 noun · a building or place used... facility

Word family

Forms installations

Derived forms autoinstallationdeinstallationinstallationalinstallationlikemisinstallationnoninstallationpost-installationpreinstallationreinstallationuninstallation

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Phrases (1)

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naval installation
a military facility used to support a navy

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

installation Middle French installātiō la-med

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# installation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14870

## Meanings
1. The act of putting a piece of equipment or software in place so it is ready to use.
2. A building or place used for a particular industry or service.
3. A piece of art created for a particular space, often large and three-dimensional.

## Examples
- The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
- A military installation was built near the border.
- The museum is displaying a striking modern art installation.

## Derived Forms
- autoinstallation
- deinstallation
- installational
- installationlike
- misinstallation
- noninstallation
- post-installation
- preinstallation
- reinstallation
- uninstallation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: installation
- Root: installātiō

## Etymology
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

## AI Etymology
Installation comes from Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion. The historical chain includes installation (Middle French) and installātiō (Medieval Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as autoinstallation, deinstallation, installational, and installationlike. In present use it covers the act of putting a piece of equipment or software in place so it is ready to use, a building or place used for a particular industry or service, and a piece of art created for a particular space, often large and three-dimensional.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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