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in·stal·la·tion
(ĭn′stə-lā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act of installing.
b. The state of being installed. Also called installment2.
2. A system of machinery or other apparatus set up for use.
3. A permanent military base.
4. An example of installation art.
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installation
(ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən)n
1. the act of installing or the state of being installed
2. a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed
3. (Military) a military establishment usually serving in a support role
4. (Art Terms) an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece
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in•stal•la•tion
(ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən)n.
1. something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
2. the act of installing.
3. the fact of being installed.
4. any more or less permanent military post, camp, base, or the like.
[1600–10; < Medieval Latin]
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installation
A grouping of facilities, located in the same vicinity, which support particular functions. Installations may be elements of a base. See also base; base complex.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  installation - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| 2. |  installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition athletic facility - a facility for athletic events backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service military installation - any facility servicing military forces power grid, power system, grid - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage source - a facility where something is available station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" | |
| 3. |  installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"inaugural, inauguration - the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility |
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installation
noun
1. setting up, fitting, instalment, placing, positioning, establishment Lives could be saved if installation of alarms was stepped up.
2. appointment, ordination, inauguration, induction, investiture, instatement He invited her to attend his installation as chief of his tribe.
3. (Military) base, centre, post, station, camp, settlement, establishment, headquarters a secret military installation
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
installation
noun1. The act or process of formally admitting a person to membership or office:
2. Military. A center of organization, supply, or activity:
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Translations
تَجْهيزاتتَرْكيب، تَنْصيب
instalacezařízení
indsættelseinstallationmontering
installálástelepítés
uppsetning; innsetninguppsettur búnaîur
inštalácia
namestitevoporiščepriključitev
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
installation
[ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən] n (= fitting) [machine, equipment] → installation f
(= place) → installation f
a military installation → une installation militaire
missile installations → des installations de missilesinstallment plan [ɪnˈstɔːlməntplæn] n (US) → contrat m de vente à crédit
a military installation → une installation militaire
missile installations → des installations de missilesinstallment plan [ɪnˈstɔːlməntplæn] n (US) → contrat m de vente à crédit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
installation
n
(= action) → Installation f (also Comput); (of telephone) → Anschluss m; (of bath, kitchen, engine etc) → Einbau m; (of person in office) → Amtseinsetzung f → or -einführung f; (of government) → Einsetzung f; (of priest) → Investitur f; installation assistant (Comput) → Installationsassistent m; installation program (Comput) → Installationsprogramm nt
military installation → militärische Anlage
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
install
(inˈstoːl) verb1. to put in place ready for use. When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?
2. to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position. He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.
installation (instəˈleiʃən) noun1. the act of installing.
2. a piece of equipment that has been installed. The cooker, fridge and other electrical installations are all in working order.
inˈstalment noun1. one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided. The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.
2. a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio. Did you hear the final instalment last week?
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installation
n. instalación; montaje.
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