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PRESENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
Example:
he gave the customer a demonstration
Synonyms:
demonstration; presentation; presentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentation"):
exhibition (the act of exhibiting)
exposure (presentation to view in an open or public manner)
performance (the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment)
lecture demonstration (presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about)
counterdemonstration (a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration)
Derivation:
present (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
Example:
she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
ceremony (the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion)
Derivation:
present (give, especially as an honor or reward)
present (hand over formally)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A visual representation of something
Synonyms:
display; presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentation"):
float (an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade)
Snellen chart (display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity)
spectacle (an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)
Derivation:
present (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
Example:
Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Domain category:
midwifery; OB; obstetrics; tocology (the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
Example:
he prepared his presentation carefully in advance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
display (exhibiting openly in public view)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentation"):
unveiling (putting on display for the first time)
production (a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television)
Derivation:
present (bring forward and present to the mind)
present (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea))
present (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The act of presenting a proposal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
proposal; proposition (the act of making a proposal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentation"):
first reading (the first presentation of a bill in a legislature)
second reading (the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US))
Derivation:
present (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea))
present (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Formally making a person known to another or to the public
Synonyms:
intro; introduction; presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("presentation" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presentation"):
debut (the presentation of a debutante in society)
reintroduction (an act of renewed introduction)
Derivation:
present (cause to come to know personally)
present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
Context examples:
For presentation, the exposures were processed separately.
(Earth and Its Moon, as Seen From Mars, NASA)
While morphologically distinct, both types have similar clinical presentation and prognosis.
(Nasopharyngeal Nonkeratinizing Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical presentation includes pain and swelling.
(Adult Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Members of the MDR/TAP subfamily are involved in multidrug resistance as well as antigen presentation.
(ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 6, NCI Thesaurus)
TRICOM may enhance antigen presentation and activate cytotoxic T-cells.
(ALVAC(2)-NY-ESO-1 (M)/TRICOM Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Edward is only to hold the living till the person to whom the Colonel has really sold the presentation, is old enough to take it.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
This gene is involved in both antigen presentation and formation of disulfide bonds in proteins.
(PDIA3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes protein disulfide-isomerase A3 protein, plays a role in both the rearrangement of protein disulfide bonds and antigen presentation.
(PDIA3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The prognosis is extremely poor due to its late presentation and difficulty obtaining complete surgical excision.
(Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The presentation is past twelve hours since onset of symptoms.
(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction-Stable-Over 12 Hours From Symptom Onset, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
