different between installation vs trackman

English

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installatioMorphologically install +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nst??le???n]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

installation (countable and uncountable, plural installations)

1. An act of installing.
2. Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
3. A work of installation art.
4. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• installation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

installer +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.ta.la.sj??/

Noun

installation f (plural installations)

1. installation

Further reading

• “installation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

track +? -man

Noun

trackman (plural trackmen)

1. (US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.

Synonyms

• platelayer

Related terms

• trackperson
• trackwoman