Inventions

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The products or concepts that arise from the application of creativity to solve problems or improve efficiency
2. The acts of generating unique ideas or devices that bring about practical applications or fulfill specific needs
3. Objects or ideas produced through imagination and skill ; the process of devising something novel or original

Etymology: Word "inventions" is the plural of "invention", which comes from Latin "inventio", a noun from "invenire", meaning "to come upon" or "to find". The Latin sense was discovery, as in finding something that already existed, and the notion of making something new came later. English took the word from Old French "invencion" in the Middle Ages, and it was still used in the older sense of "finding" well into early modern writing, so a rhetorical "invention" could mean the discovery of arguments or material for a speech. The plural "inventions" is the form of that noun, referring to several separate devices or creations rather than the general process. Its meaning narrowed over time from finding to devising, and the modern sense is the one in your definition: a new device or idea that solves a practical problem.

Synonyms: creations, innovations, discoveries