innovation
     n 1: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study
          and experimentation [syn: {invention}]
     2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {excogitation},
         {conception}, {design}]
     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" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation},
         {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {introduction},
         {instauration}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0