noun
1 introduction of new ideas
ADJECTIVE
▪ constant , continuous
▪ successful
▪ architectural , artistic , cultural , educational , industrial , musical , organizational , scientific , stylistic , technical , technological
▪ design , policy , product
▪
industries where constant product ~ is a criterion for survival
VERB + INNOVATION
▪ accelerate , encourage , facilitate , foster , promote , spur , stimulate
▪ discourage , stifle
▪
Too strict a regulatory system will stifle ~.
INNOVATION + VERB
▪ happen , occur
▪
Technical ~ may occur directly in the factory.
INNOVATION + NOUN
▪ process
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
~ in engineering
2 new idea
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , important , major , significant
▪ breakthrough , radical , revolutionary
▪ successful
▪ welcome
▪ interesting
▪ latest , new
▪ recent
▪ scientific , technical , technological , etc.
▪ methodological , stylistic
▪
His last novel pays tribute to Joyce's stylistic ~s.
VERB + INNOVATION
▪ come up with
▪
She believed she had come up with one of the greatest ~s of modern times.
▪ introduce
▪
Many ~s were introduced by the 1919 Act.
▪ design , develop
▪
technological ~s designed to save energy
INNOVATION + VERB
▪ occur
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
~s in machinery and instruments