{
    "term": "installation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of fixing equipment or furniture in position so that it can be used",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "installation costs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Installation of the new system will take several days."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of equipment or a machine that has been fixed in position so that it can be used",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a heating installation"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of putting a new program onto a computer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "installation of the software"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place where specialist equipment is kept and used",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a military installation"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the act of placing somebody in a new position of authority, often with a ceremony",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the installation of the new chancellor"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a piece of modern sculpture that is made using sound, light, etc. as well as objects",
            "labels": "(art)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Art"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "in/installation/installation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "in/installation/installation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from medieval Latin installatio(n-), from the verb installare, from in- ‘into’ + stallum ‘place, stall’."
}