innovation
/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण इनवेशन
नवाचार, नवप्रवर्तन, नई चीज़ें लाना
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[U]
the introduction of new ideas, methods or things
नवाचार, नवप्रवर्तन, नई चीज़ें लाना
- The company is known for innovation in low-cost design.
- Innovation in teaching is the need of the hour.
- Indian start-ups are known for innovation in health care.
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- Innovation in farming has doubled the harvest in the district.
- The firm encourages innovation by giving staff free time to try new ideas.
Synonyms novelty originality modernization change creativity
Opposite tradition convention routine stagnation
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a new idea, method or invention
नई खोज, नया तरीका, नवाचार
- The zero was India's greatest innovation in mathematics.
- Online admit cards were a welcome innovation.
- The mobile payment app was a useful innovation for small shopkeepers.
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- The railway introduced several innovations to save time.
- The telephone was a major innovation of the nineteenth century.
Synonyms invention novelty breakthrough new idea development
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
innovation (uncountable) / an innovation (countable)
Innovation as a process is uncountable. As a new idea or product it is countable: an innovation, innovations.
प्रक्रिया के रूप में 'innovation' uncountable है। नए विचार या उत्पाद के रूप में यह countable है: an innovation, innovations।
- Innovation drives the growth of the economy.
- The solar lamp was a useful innovation.
innovation in + field
Use in for the area where the new idea appears. Do not use of or on.
जिस क्षेत्र में नया विचार आए, उसके लिए in आता है; of या on नहीं।
- There has been much innovation in farm technology.
- Recent innovations in medicine save lives.
innovation vs invention
An invention is something entirely new, such as the telephone. An innovation is a new way or improvement of something that already exists.
'Invention' पूरी तरह नई चीज़ है, जैसे telephone। 'Innovation' पहले से मौजूद चीज़ का नया तरीका या सुधार है।
- Smartphones were an innovation on the ordinary mobile phone.
innovation (noun) / innovate (verb) / innovative (adj) / innovator (noun)
The verb innovate is intransitive: you innovate in a field, you do not innovate a product.
क्रिया 'innovate' अकर्मक है: आप किसी क्षेत्र में innovate करते हैं, किसी उत्पाद को innovate नहीं करते।
- Indian start-ups innovate in payments and logistics.
+Collocations 4
adjective + innovation
technologicallatestradicalrecentsocialscientific
- Digital payment is a major technological innovation.
verb + innovation
encouragepromotedriveintroducerewardstifle
- The award aims to reward innovation among school students.
innovation + noun
centrefundhubawardpolicy
- The college opened an innovation centre for students.
innovation in + noun
in educationin healthcarein farmingin bankingin design
- Innovation in farming has raised crop yields.
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- The school science fair rewards innovation, not memorisation.
विद्यालय का विज्ञान मेला रटने को नहीं, नवाचार को पुरस्कृत करता है।
- Radhika's team built an innovative low-cost water filter.
राधिका की टीम ने कम लागत वाला नवाचारी जल filter बनाया।
- UPI is among India's most successful innovations in banking.
UPI बैंकिंग में भारत के सबसे सफल नवाचारों में से एक है।
- Too many rules can stifle innovation in small companies.
बहुत अधिक नियम छोटी कंपनियों में नवाचार को दबा सकते हैं।
- The potter introduced several innovations in the shape of his lamps.
कुम्हार ने अपने दीयों की बनावट में कई नए प्रयोग किए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Edison innovated the electric bulb.
✓ Edison invented the electric bulb.
Innovate is intransitive; to create something entirely new the verb is invent.
'Innovate' अकर्मक है; पूरी तरह नई चीज़ बनाने के लिए क्रिया 'invent' है।
✗ There are many innovations of the farm technology.
✓ There are many innovations in farm technology.
The area of innovation is introduced by in.
नवाचार के क्षेत्र के लिए in आता है।
✗ Technological innovative has changed our lives.
✓ Technological innovation has changed our lives.
The subject needs a noun; innovative is an adjective.
Subject के लिए noun चाहिए; 'innovative' adjective है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all mean something new, but they differ in how new it is.
ये संज्ञाएँ कुछ नया बताती हैं, पर इनमें अंतर यह है कि वह कितना नया है।
A new method or improvement based on something already known.
पहले से ज्ञात किसी चीज़ पर आधारित नया तरीका या सुधार।
- The touch screen was an innovation in phones.
A completely new device or process that did not exist before.
ऐसा पूर्णतः नया उपकरण या प्रक्रिया जो पहले मौजूद नहीं थी।
- The telephone was Bell's invention.
Finding something that already existed but was not known.
ऐसी चीज़ का पता लगाना जो पहले से थी पर ज्ञात नहीं थी।
- The discovery of the zero was a milestone.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
novelty originality modernization change creativity invention breakthrough new idea development
Antonyms
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in·no·va·tion
Double n and -vation (not 'inovation' or 'innovasion'); the adjective innovative, the person an innovator.
दो n और अंत में -vation ('inovation' या 'innovasion' गलत है); adjective innovative, व्यक्ति innovator।
?Which word?
innovation or invention?
An invention is a wholly new device or process that did not exist before: the telephone. An innovation is a new idea or a new way of doing something, often an improvement on what exists: online banking. All inventions are innovations; most innovations are not inventions. A renovation is repair of something old.
Invention पूरी तरह नया उपकरण या प्रक्रिया है जो पहले नहीं था: telephone। Innovation नया विचार या काम करने का नया तरीका है, प्रायः मौजूदा चीज़ में सुधार: online banking। सभी inventions, innovations हैं; अधिकांश innovations, inventions नहीं। Renovation पुरानी चीज़ की मरम्मत है।
The innovation/invention/renovation set is a usage item.
Innovation, invention और renovation का सेट usage में आता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Atal Innovation Mission; the Global Innovation Index.
GK: Atal Innovation Mission (नीति आयोग की पहल, जो देश में नवाचार और उद्यमिता को बढ़ावा देती है) और Global Innovation Index (देशों की नवाचार क्षमता की अंतरराष्ट्रीय रैंकिंग)।