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installation

noun
 
🔊/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the act of fixing equipment or furniture in position so that it can be used安装；设置
    • installation costs安装费
    • Installation of the new system will take several days.新系统的安装需要几天时间。🔊🔊
  2.  
    [countable] a piece of equipment or a machine that has been fixed in position so that it can be used安装的设备（或机器）
    • a heating installation供暖装置
  3. [uncountable] the act of putting a new program onto a computer就职；就职仪式
    • installation of the software安装软件
  4. [countable] a place where specialist equipment is kept and used设施
    • a military installation军事设施
  5. [uncountable] the act of placing somebody in a new position of authority, often with a ceremony就职；就职仪式
    • the installation of the new chancellor新总理的安装
  6. [countable] (art美术) a piece of modern sculpture that is made using sound, light, etc. as well as objects现代雕塑装置（除物体外用声、光等元素）Topics Artc2
    7. Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin installatio(n-), from the verb installare, from in- ‘into’ + stallum ‘place, stall’.