| excogitation | |
| excogitations |
| excogitation | (n) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it |
| invention | (n) the creation of something in the mind, Syn. design, innovation, conception, excogitation |
| Excogitation | n. [ L. excogitatio: cf. F. excogitation. ] The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance. [ 1913 Webster ] |