The meaning of Innovation

noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Usage examples:

Careful alteration of old buildings

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

noun

(in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Usage examples:

The persistence of the larval tail during metamorphosis

noun

A complete change of character, appearance, or condition

Usage examples:

[ c ] she underwent a metamorphosis from a steady player into a ruthless aggressor on the court.

adjective

Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.

Usage examples:

The new madonna album

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

New-mown hay

adjective

Recently created or having started to exist recently

Usage examples:

His newest book will be out next month., she’s always coming up with new ideas., have you met carlo…

noun

The action or process of changing the position, time, or order of something.

Usage examples:

Rearrangement of the furniture

noun

The act of changing the order, position, or time of arrangements already made

Usage examples:

A rearrangement of/to our plans, as students of chemistry know, even small rearrangements of a mole…

verb

Give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it.

Usage examples:

In 1919, the bells were recast

verb

Change the structure or form of (something, especially a building).

Usage examples:

The station was remodelled and enlarged in 1927

noun

The action of renovating a building.

Usage examples:

This property is in need of complete renovation

noun

The action or process of changing the way in which something is organized.

Usage examples:

In light of the current reorganization of the school system, no one is sure whether the programme w…

noun

A change in the way that something such as a company is organized, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

Corporate reorganization, broad/major/massive reorganization, a radical/sweeping reorganization, an…

verb

Organize differently.

Usage examples:

A plan to strengthen and restructure the ec

noun

The act of organizing a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively

Usage examples:

A major/radical restructuring, corporate/industrial/organizational restructuring, bankruptcy beckon…

verb

Rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout.

Usage examples:

Nick restyled rebecca's hair

noun

An instance of restyling something.

Usage examples:

A fast restyle on dry hair

verb

To change the style (= the shape or design) of something, especially so that it is more attractive

Usage examples:

She can shorten hems, change buttons, take clothes in, or completely restyle them to suit you., the…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

Usage examples:

The country has had a socialist revolution

noun

A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

Usage examples:

[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

noun

A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

Usage examples:

A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

A marked change in form, nature, or appearance.

Usage examples:

British society underwent a radical transformation

noun

A complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone

Usage examples:

[ c ] this plan means a complete transformation of our organization.

noun

The process of changing completely the character or appearance of something in order to improve it

Usage examples:

Thanks to senior management's commitment to modifying planning infrastructures and processs, the co…

noun

A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

Usage examples:

Major upheavals in the financial markets

noun

(a) great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble

Usage examples:

[ u ] the long garbage strike in 1970 caused much political upheaval.

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

Usage examples:

Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

Usage examples:

[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

Usage examples:

Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …