PRESENTATION


Meaning of PRESENTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən, ˌpre-z ə n-, ˌprē-z ə n- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the act of presenting

b. : the act, power, or privilege especially of a patron of applying to the bishop or ordinary for instituting someone into a benefice

2. : something presented: as

a. : a symbol or image that represents something

b. : something offered or given : gift

c. : something set forth for the attention of the mind

d. : a descriptive or persuasive account (as by a salesman of a product)

e. : a presenting symptom or group of symptoms

clinical presentation of appendicitis

3. : the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus

4. : an immediate object of perception, cognition, or memory

5. often capitalized : a church feast on November 21 celebrating the presentation of the Virgin Mary in the temple

6. : the method by which radio, navigation, or radar information is given to the operator (as the pilot of an airplane)

• pre·sen·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

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