innovation

英[ɪnə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪnə'veʃən]

1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

2. the creation of something in the mind

3. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"

"the foundation of a new scientific society"

"he regards the fork as a modern introduction"