1. Noun
The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Philosophy
4. Noun
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
Vocabulary classified under History
5. Noun
the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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