installationn.
/ɪnstəˈleɪʃən/, U.S. /ˌɪnztəˈleɪʃən/, /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ 1. attributive.1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 223 In 1309, Ralph de Born, prior of St. Augustine's Canterbury, gave a feast upon his installation day. View more context for this quotation1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vi. §5. 324 On the eve of his installation-feast, he [Wolsey] was arrested on a charge of high treason.
a. The action of installing or fact of being installed; the ceremony of formally inducting (a person) into an ecclesiastical dignity, an order of knighthood, or an official position; hence, formal establishment in any office or position.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > formal or ceremonial appointment
stalling1387
vestiture1387
stallation1447
inductiona1464
investurea1513
investiture1549
investing1551
inauguration1569
instalment1589
investion1590
installation1606
vesture1607
installing1610
investment1612
investry1642
investation1657
1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 127 Being nominated to succeede Augur..before his inuesture and installation therein, he was aduanced to the sacerdotall dignitie of a Pontifie.
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 303 So is Installation, in respect of Ecclesiastical Dignities, equivalent unto Collation in respect of simple Benefices.
1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 215 The cardinal [Wolsey] had invited the nobility of the county to assist at his installation.
1843 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Crit. & Hist. Ess. III. 125 The..Nizam came thither..and the ceremony of his installation was performed there with great pomp.
1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) I. iv. 69 The Duke of Buckingham's installation as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
b. In U.S. = instalment n.1 1b.
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1846 in J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang.
2. The action of setting up or fixing in position for service or use (machinery, apparatus, or the like); a mechanical apparatus set up or put in position for use; spec. used to include all the necessary plant, materials and work required to equip rooms or buildings with electric light. [ < French installation.] Also attributive.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > collectively
machinery1731
enginery1774
plant1789
set1842
installation1882
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > installation of
installation1882
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > installation of
installation1882
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > other processes
ripping1463
intinction1559
sweat1573
inceration1612
rasion1617
lixiviation1664
scribing1679
beating1687
bushing1794
refinishing1842
grading1852
conditioning1858
ripening1860
scutching1861
retreatment1867
chamber process1869
installation1882
tanking1891
fobbing1898
steam curing1907
sieve analysis1928
mulling1931
linishing1945
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [noun]
powerhouse1870
power plant1871
installation1882
power station1887
substation1887
power centre1892
coal plant1894
power unit1904
nuke1969
1882 C. W. Siemens in Nature 16 Nov. 69/2 From the experience of large installations, I consider that electricity can..be produced in London at a cost of about one shilling per 10,000 Ampère-Volts.
1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 578 The final form adopted in electric installations.
1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 365 Childhood in its early stage is a series of installations and trials of the new machinery.
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 353 This [battery] can be used either in the consulting room or in the patient's home, and is therefore superior to a fixed installation.
1898 Engin. Mag. 16 48 The installation cost is a matter of estimate.
1908 Installation News 2 56/2 Competent to act as installation inspector.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §690 Installation engineer.., a technical engineer who interviews prospective consumers and points out advantages of electric light or power and advises them as to installation, etc.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §692 Installation inspector.
1962 Gloss. Terms Automatic Data Processing (B.S.I.) 52 Installation time, time spent in installing, commissioning, testing, and approving equipment.
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3. Art. A large art work (esp. a sculpture) specially created or constructed for display within a gallery, museum, or other site; an exhibition of such works. Originally U.S.
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society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun]
display1661
exhibition1761
show shop1772
travelling exhibition1800
show1831
exposition1851
showing1885
exhibit1894
étalage1900
show-up1931
installation1969
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of
chimney-piecea1616
master1694
study1722
studio1785
old master1824
homage1901
art mobilier1921
multimedia1962
multiple1968
installation1969
corporate art1971
1969 Year Bk. 1968 177/1 The Nelson Gallery of Art commissioned environment installations from eight artists, creating a dramatic installation with light and sound as well as structural elements.
1974 Times 19 Feb. 15/6 Until the end of this week, the Lisson gallery is showing an ‘installation’ by the American sculptor and critic Donald Judd... Judd's earlier work..consisted of huge blank metal boxes arranged in symmetrical rows.
1976 New Yorker 9 Feb. 27/1 No use to say that Mrs. Rose had ‘hung’ the show; ‘installations’ are more the mood of the day, and Mrs. Rose showed us a number of drawings that had been applied directly to the walls of the museum.
1987 Art & Design Oct. 29/2 The sculptors..made assemblages and installations of, amongst other things, fast food counters and sleazy bars.
1990 Mediamatic (Edge 90: Special Issue) Summer 175 His..three simultaneous installations last year at Bristol's Arnolfini gallery, the MOMA, Oxford and Matt's Gallery, London, all dealt with the straightforward wish to integrate interior and exterior space.
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A military or industrial facility, base, or complex.
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1916 Times 11 Jan. 8/5 A German air squadron attacked the military installations at Furnes.
1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) i. 11 Oil installations are therefore to be found not only in the large deep-water harbours but also in most medium and even small ports.
1965 H. MacInnes Double Image (1967) viii. 109 The American base there was NATO's chief installation in the eastern Mediterranean.
1978 Guardian Weekly 5 Mar. 9/3 Moscow might be ready to undertake a surgical strike to take out China's nuclear installations.
2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Aug. a12/2 He was born into the service, the son of an Army colonel, a base brat raised on installations in Kentucky, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho and Germany.
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