Invention and Lateral thinking

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

Lateral thinking and invention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lateral thinking" instead a noun "Invention".

Nearby Words: invent, invented, inventive, inventiveness, inventor

Lateral thinking noun - A heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on.

Invention and lateral thinking are semantically related. You can use "Invention" instead a noun phrase "Lateral thinking".