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{
"term": "installation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of fixing equipment or furniture in position so that it can be used",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "installation costs"
},
{
"text": "Installation of the new system will take several days."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a piece of equipment or a machine that has been fixed in position so that it can be used",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a heating installation"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of putting a new program onto a computer",
"examples": [
{
"text": "installation of the software"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a place where specialist equipment is kept and used",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a military installation"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the act of placing somebody in a new position of authority, often with a ceremony",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the installation of the new chancellor"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a piece of modern sculpture that is made using sound, light, etc. as well as objects",
"labels": "(art)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Art"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/",
"audio": "in/installation/installation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/",
"audio": "in/installation/installation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from medieval Latin installatio(n-), from the verb installare, from in- ‘into’ + stallum ‘place, stall’."
}