installation
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/US/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
installation noun: an act of installing.
Noun
installation (countable and uncountable, plural installations)
- An act of installing.
- The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
- Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
- A work of installation art.
- The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
- Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum.2026 May, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93
- A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
- A military installation was built near the border.
installation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
installation in Hindi
- स्थापना, इंस्टॉलेशन, इंस्टालेशन
installation in Tamil
- அமர்த்தல், அமர்த்துதல், அமைப்பு, நிறுவுதல் பொருத்துதல் அமைத்தல், நிறைவேற்றம், நிறுவனம்
installation in Marathi
- प्रतिष्ठापन, प्रतिष्ठापना, स्थापना
installation in Urdu
- گدی نشینی, تقرر
More languagesFewer languages
- installation in Bengali
- অভিষেক obhiśek
- installation in Telugu
- సంస్థాపన, ఇన్స్టాలేషన్, అనుస్థాపన
- installation in Malayalam
- പ്രതിഷ്ഠാപനം, സ്ഥാപിക്കൽ, സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ട യന്ത്രാപകരണങ്ങൾ, സ്ഥാപിക്കുക
- installation in Kannada
- ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ, ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆ, ನೆಲೆಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಪಟ್ಟಕಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ
- installation in Punjabi
- ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ
- installation in Gujarati
- સ્થાપન, ઇન્સ્ટોલેશન
- installation in Odia
- ସ୍ଥାପନ, ସ୍ଥାପନା, ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାପନ
- installation in Malay
- pemasangan
- installation in Indonesian
- pemasangan, instalasi
- installation in Persian
- نصب کردن nasb kardan
Examples of installation in a sentence
- This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.
- I didn’t ask for installation but they still charge me the installation which’s fine for me.
- The final paint touch-ups will be performed on site, after installation.
Forms of installation
| plural | installations |
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Origin of installation
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.
Words formed from installation
Words that rhyme with installation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about installation
- What does installation mean?
- Installation means an act of installing.
- What is installation in Hindi?
- Installation in Hindi is स्थापना, इंस्टॉलेशन, इंस्टालेशन. See Installation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is installation?
- Installation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce installation?
- Installation is pronounced /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of installation?
- The plural of installation is installations.
Words near installation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: installation (page history and authors); installation (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); installation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অভিষেক (Bengali) (page history and authors); installation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); installation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); installation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); installation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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