INNOVATIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

Example:

a mind so innovational, so original

Synonyms:

groundbreaking; innovational; innovative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)

Derivation:

innovate (bring something new to an environment)

innovativeness (originality by virtue of introducing new ideas)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ahead of the times

Example:

is British industry innovative enough?

Synonyms:

advanced; forward-looking; innovative; modern

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

progressive (favoring or promoting progress)

Derivation:

innovativeness (originality by virtue of introducing new ideas)

Credits

Context examples:

Dedicated to the development and conduct of innovative clinical trials that will ultimately result in a cure for patients with malignant brain tumors.

(North American Brain Tumor Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)

The R33 award is to provide a second phase for the support for innovative exploratory and development research activities initiated under the R21 mechanism.

(Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II, NCI Thesaurus)

The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to providing patient-focused care in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.

(Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Virtual reality employs medical images as a foundation to create innovative methods of reviewing and analyzing the data they produce.

(Medical Imaging, Virtual Reality, NCI Thesaurus)

The goal is to speed the delivery of innovative approaches for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

(Cancer Bioinformatics Grid, NCI Thesaurus)

A group dedicated to innovative clinical research designed to improve the prognosis of women with breast cancer.

(International Breast Cancer Study Group, NCI Thesaurus)

Comprehensive Cancer Centers are expected to initiate and conduct early-phase, innovative clinical trials and to participate in the NCI's cooperative groups by providing leadership and recruiting patients for trials.

(NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Established in 1995 to carry out Phase I and II studies of innovative therapies for AIDS malignancies.

(AIDS Malignancy Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)

Hence, research laboratories are working on innovative projects to deal with the challenges of “smart cities” or cities of the future.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)

This integrative research used innovative technological advancements to bring studies of animal movement from closely controlled conditions in the laboratory into the field, where unsteady and intermittent flows are more the norm.