PRESENTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does presentation mean? 

• PRESENTATION (noun)
  The noun PRESENTATION has 7 senses:

1. the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)

2. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

3. the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it

4. the act of presenting a proposal

5. a visual representation of something

6. formally making a person known to another or to the public

7. (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal

  Familiarity information: PRESENTATION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESENTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

she gave the trophy but he made the presentation

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 2

Meaning:

A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

demonstration; presentation; presentment

Context example:

he gave the customer a demonstration

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 3

Meaning:

The act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he prepared his presentation carefully in advance

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 4

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 5

Meaning:

A visual representation of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

display; presentation

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 6

Meaning:

Formally making a person known to another or to the public

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

intro; introduction; presentation

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.)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations

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)

 Context examples 

Clinical presentation usually includes snoring, daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating and fatigue.

(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

This type of carcinoma is commonly associated with invasive disease at the time of presentation. — 2003

(Non-Invasive Bladder Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma, High Grade, NCI Thesaurus)

As ICP47 blocks antigen presentation in HSV-infected cells, deletion of this gene may induce a more potent antitumor immune response in the tumor cells.

(Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus-1-encoding GM-CSF, NCI Thesaurus)

If the project is vitally important to you, time your presentations and agreements to late in the month.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A neoplasm defined by its unique characteristic as they apply to clinical presentation and course, morphologic patterns, frequency, and/or age distribution.

(Neoplasm by Special Category, NCI Thesaurus)

A stimulus that increases the frequency of a behavior that prevents or terminates its presentation.

(Negative Reinforcer, NCI Thesaurus)

This receptor is involved in antigen processing and presentation.

(B-Cell Receptor Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical presentation includes pain, edema, and decrease range of motion in the affected joint.

(Benign Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

The clinical course varies and is, in part, dependent upon the severity of symptoms at presentation.

(Alcohol-Induced Wernicke-Korsakoff's Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

In turn, GM-CSF may stimulate the immune system to attack tumor cells by enhancing the activation of dendritic cells (DCs) and promoting antigen presentation to both B- and T-lymphocytes.

(Autologous GM-CSF-Secreting Lethally Irradiated Leukemia Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)