Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

installation

/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: in-stal-la-tion
IPA: /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of installing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something installed, especially 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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A work of installation art.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The installation of the new software took only a few minutes."
"The museum is displaying a modern art installation."
"Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum."
"A military installation was built near the border."

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: installation, installātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

installations (plural)

Derived Forms

autoinstallation deinstallation installational installationlike misinstallation noninstallation preinstallation reinstallation uninstallation

Phrases

electrical installation installation art installation spacer post-installation unattended installation video installation

Synonyms

installing installment instalment facility initiation induction

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce installation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does installation mean?: An act of installing.
Where does installation come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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