engine
/ˈɛndʒən/The part of a car that burns fuel and makes it move.
Example: The engine made a strange noise on the motorway.
A212 words · Elementary
Discoveries & Inventions vocabulary — A2
Invention vocabulary such as engine, inventor and discovery, plus design, build and improve. Words for talking about how new things get made.
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12invention
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/A completely new thing that somebody makes for the first time.
Example:
Printing was one of the greatest inventions ever.
discover
/dɪˈskʌvər/To find something for the first time that nobody knew about before.
Example:
Scientists discovered a new kind of fish deep in the ocean.
inventor
/ˌɪnˈvɛntər/A person who makes or thinks of something completely new and useful.
Example:
The inventor of the telephone changed how people talk.
create
/kriˈeɪt/To make something that did not exist before.
Example:
Engineers create new machines to solve everyday problems.
discovery
/dɪˈskʌvəri/Something that is found or learned for the first time.
Example:
The discovery of penicillin saved millions of lives.
improve
/ˌɪmˈpruv/To make something better than it was before.
Example:
New technology helps improve how we travel.
develop
/dɪˈvɛləp/To grow or change gradually into something more advanced.
Example:
Scientists worked for years to develop the new vaccine.
design
/dɪˈzaɪn/To plan and draw how something will be made before it is built.
Example:
She helped design the new phone's shape.
build
/bɪld/To make something by putting parts or materials together.
Example:
The team spent months trying to build a working model.
scale model
A small copy of something, made to the same proportions.
Example:
A scale model of the bridge stood in the entrance hall.
trial run
A first test to see whether something works.
Example:
The trial run lasted ten minutes and ended in smoke.
