improvision
UK/ˌɪm.pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
improvision noun: the lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
Noun (1)
improvision (plural improvisions)
- the lack of provision, a failure to provide something
- there would be a main defect, and her improvision justly accusable, if such a feeding animal […] should want a proper conveyance for choler, or have no other receptacle for that humour than the veins and general mass of blood.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.2
Noun (2)
improvision (plural improvisions)
- the act of improvising, or something improvised; improvisation
- A similar improvision, a modification of the device used to measure the planar ways (photo 8), makes several measurements at once.1948 October, Alexander Maxwell, “Gauges—the Guide to Perfection”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 90, number 4, Hearst Magazines, →ISSN, page 250
- It was a revolution grounded in exoterics, which may account in some part for the general air of naivety and improvision which surrounds it.1987, John Davis, “The Libyan Contribution”, in Libyan Politics: Tribe and Revolution: An Account of the Zuwaya and their Government, University of California Press, published 1988, →ISBN, page 248
improvision meaning in Tamil
improvision in Tamil
- முன்னறிவின்மை
Examples of improvision in a sentence
- There are two general conceptions of improvision.1991, Martine Millon, Oliver Ortolanai, quoting Yoshi Oida, “Energy and the Ensemble: Actors' Perspectives”, in David Williams, editor...
- Tonal centring: Providing a tonal centre, scale, or harmonic ground as a base for the client's improvision2005, Daniel Gilbert Perret, Roots of Musicality: Music Therapy and Personal Development, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, Appendix 7...
Forms of improvision
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Origin of improvision
From im- + provision.
From improvise + -ion.
Questions about improvision
- What does improvision mean?
- Improvision means the lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
- What is improvision in Tamil?
- Improvision in Tamil is முன்னறிவின்மை. See Improvision meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use improvision in a sentence?
- There are two general conceptions of improvision.
- What part of speech is improvision?
- Improvision is a noun.
- How do you pronounce improvision?
- Improvision is pronounced /ˌɪm.pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of improvision?
- The plural of improvision is improvisions.
Words near improvision in the dictionary
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