Dictionary

installation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪn.stəˈlæɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of installing.
   • The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A work of installation art.
   • 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. 2026 May 14, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93:
4. (countable, uncountable) A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
   • A military installation was built near the border.

Forms

Deriveds

video installation · noninstallation · deinstallation · post-installation · autoinstallation · installationlike · electrical installation · preinstallation · unattended installation · installation art · installation spacer · uninstallation · misinstallation · installational · reinstallation

Translations (87)

de Installation (act of installing) · fi asennus (act of installing) · nb installering (act of installing) · bg инсталация (work of installation art) · es instalación (act of installing) · pt instalação (something installed) · ru инсталля́ция (act of installing) · ka ინსტალაცია (act of installing) · ru устано́вка (act of installing) · fi asettuminen (act of installing) · id instalasi (act of installing) · cmn 安裝 /安装 (act of installing) · nb installasjon (work of installation art) · ro instalare (act of installing) · fa نصب کردن (act of installing) · cmn 裝置 /装置 (something installed) · pl instalacja (something installed) · ka დამონტაჟება (act of installing) · es instalación (facilities which constitute a permanent military base) · ca instal·lació (work of installation art) · sv installation (act of installing) · fr installation (act of installing) · id pemasangan (act of installing) · ja 設備 (something installed) · pt instalação (act of installing) · bg база (facilities which constitute a permanent military base) · ro instalație (something installed) · cs instalace (something installed) · ru монта́ж (act of installing) · gl instalación (something installed) · ro instalație (work of installation art) · ab ашьақәыргылара (act of installing) · el εγκατάσταση (act of installing) · el εγκατάσταση (facilities which constitute a permanent military base) · hy տեղադրում (act of installing) · fi asennus (something installed) · fr installation (something installed) · ca instal·lació (something installed) · pl instalacja (act of installing) · it impianto (something installed) · pl instalowanie (act of installing) · pl instalacja (work of installation art) · nn installering (act of installing) · sv installation (something installed) · it installazione (something installed) · fi asentaminen (act of installing) · id instalasi (something installed) · ru обору́дование (something installed) · it insediamento (act of installing) · ms pemasangan (act of installing) · de Anlage (something installed) · ca intervenció (work of installation art) · hy տեղակայում (act of installing) · it presa di possesso (act of installing) · ca instal·lació (act of installing) · ja 取り付け (act of installing) · fi nimittäminen (act of installing) · ru устано́вка (something installed) · tr enstalasyon (work of installation art) · nl installatie (act of installing) · cmn 設施 /设施 (something installed) · el εγκατάσταση (something installed) · ja 装置 (something installed) · nl installatie (something installed) · ka დაინსტალირება (act of installing) · ka დადგმა (act of installing) · nb installasjon (something installed) · ka აწყობა (act of installing) · el εγκατάσταση (work of installation art) · es instalación (something installed) · gl instalación (act of installing) · nn installasjon (something installed) · fi varustukset (facilities which constitute a permanent military base) · it installazione (act of installing) · bg монтиране (act of installing) · gl instalación (work of installation art) · sv installation (work of installation art) · bg инсталация (something installed) · ro instalație (act of installing) · pl baza (facilities which constitute a permanent military base) · pl montaż (act of installing) · fi installaatio (work of installation art) · tr enstalasyon (act of installing) · bg инсталиране (act of installing) · ja インストール (act of installing) · ka დაყენება (act of installing) · tr kurulum (act of installing)