PRESENTATION

presentation, presentment, demonstration

(noun) a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; “the presentation of new data”; “he gave the customer a demonstration”

presentation

(noun) the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); “she gave the trophy but he made the presentation”

display, presentation

(noun) a visual representation of something

presentation

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”

presentation

(noun) the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; “he prepared his presentation carefully in advance”

presentation

(noun) the act of presenting a proposal

presentation, introduction, intro

(noun) formally making a person known to another or to the public

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

presentation (countable and uncountable, plural presentations)

The act of presenting, or something presented

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

(medicine) The symptoms 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, e.g, "Thirty-four-year-old male presented in the emergency room with slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation."

(medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth

(fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent

(mathematics) 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.

(immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response

Anagrams

• penetrations

Source: Wiktionary

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Pres`en*ta"tion, n. Etym: [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. Hooker.

2. Hence,

Definition: exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show. Under the presentation of the shoots his wit. Shak.

3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation. [R.]

4. (Eccl.)

Definition: 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.

5. (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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