presentation
nounCA, UK, US /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ · Hong-Kong /pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/
Etymology From Old French presentation (French présentation), from Latin praesentātiōnem, accusative singular of praesentātiō (“representation, exhibition”). Morphologically present + -ation.
14 senses
- 1The act of presenting, or something presented.
- 2The outward appearance or representation of a person or…
- 3A dramatic performance.
- 4An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- 5Money given as a wedding gift.
- 6A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- 7A slideshow created on a computer.
- 8The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of…
- 9The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
- 10Gender presentation; gender expression.
- 11Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- 12The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- 13The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop…
- 14The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- Listen, James...with the ways that you speak, dress, and comport yourself, is it any wonder to you that your presentation to young ladies as a possible mate is , to say the least, lacking?
A dramatic performance.
An award given to someone on a special occasion.
Money given as a wedding gift.
A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
A slideshow created on a computer.
Medicine, Sciences The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- The presentation of the thirty-four-year-old male in the emergency room was slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation.
Medicine, Sciences The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
Mathematics, Sciences The specification of a group by generators and relators.
The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
Immunology, Medicine, Sciences The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- Derived terms
- case presentation, interpresentation, malpresentation, nonpresentation, postpresentation, presentation box, presentation copy, presentationism, presentationist, presentation logic, presentation software, representation, re-presentation, self-presentation
- Related terms
- presentational, presentationally