presentation
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (7)presentations
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)“she gave the trophy but he made the presentation”Type of ceremony
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view“the presentation of new data”“he gave the customer a demonstration”Synonyms: presentmentdemonstrationType of showKinds performance, exhibition, lecture demonstration, counterdemonstration, exposure
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it“he prepared his presentation carefully in advance”Type of displayKinds production, unveiling
- the act of presenting a proposalType of proposal, propositionKinds second reading, first reading
- a visual representation of somethingSynonyms: displayType of representationKinds spectacle, float, Snellen chart
- formally making a person known to another or to the publicSynonyms: introductionintroType of informing, making knownKinds reintroduction, debut
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal“Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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Translations
Noun something presented to an audience
- Spanish
- presentación
- French
- présentation
- German
- Präsentation
- Italian
- presentazione
- Portuguese
- apresentação
- Turkish
- sunum
- Russian
- презента́ция prezentácija
- Arabic
- عَرْض ʕarḍ
- Chinese
- 演示 yǎnshì
- Japanese
- プレゼンテーション purezentēshon
21 more languages
- Dutch
- presentatie
- Polish
- prezentacja
- Swedish
- presentation
- Greek
- παρουσίαση parousíasi
- Korean
- 프레젠테이션 peurejenteisyeon
- Vietnamese
- thuyết trình
- Hungarian
- prezentáció
- Portuguese (PT)
- apresentação
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 介紹 jièshào
- Catalan
- presentació
- Czech
- prezentace
- Danish
- præsentation
- Esperanto
- prezento
- Finnish
- esitys
- Georgian
- პრეზენტაცია ṗrezenṭacia
- Hebrew
- מַצֶּגֶת matséget
- Icelandic
- afhending
- Norwegian
- presentasjon
- Romanian
- prezentare
- Scottish Gaelic
- taisbeanadh
- Welsh
- cyflwyniad
Noun act of presenting
- Spanish
- presentación
- German
- Darstellung
- Italian
- presentazione
- Russian
- представле́ние predstavlénije
- Japanese
- 贈呈 zōtei
- Dutch
- presentatie
- Polish
- prezentacja
- Swedish
- presentation
- Greek
- παρουσίαση parousíasi
- Korean
- 증정 jeungjeong
12 more languages
- Indonesian
- penyerahan
- Catalan
- presentació
- Danish
- fremlæggelse
- Esperanto
- prezentado
- Finnish
- esittäminen
- Georgian
- წარდგენა tsardgena
- Hebrew
- הגשה hagasha
- Icelandic
- kynning
- Norwegian
- overrekkelse
- Scottish Gaelic
- taisbeanadh
- Swahili
- uwasilishaji
- Welsh
- cyflwyniad
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation.
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.— Richard Hooker
2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.— William Shakespeare
3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation. rare
4. Church The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.— Blackstone, Sir William
5. Medicine The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; — specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation.
Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54