Ĭn'no-vā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. innovatio, Fr. innovation, Sp. innovacion, It. innovazione.]
Sense 1. The act of innovating.
Sense 2. A change effected by innovating; a causeless and unreasonable change or alteration.
The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.
Sense 3. (Bot.) A state of incompleteness as regards growth of young shoots; — especially applied to mosses.