demonstration

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noun

1. a show or display;
the act of presenting something to sight or view (Freq. 8)
- the presentation of new data
- he gave the customer a demonstration
• Syn:
presentation, presentment
• Derivationally related forms:
demonstrate, present (for: presentment), present (for: presentation)
• Hypernyms:
show
• Hyponyms:
exhibition, exposure, performance, lecture demonstration, counterdemonstration
2. a show of military force or preparedness (Freq. 5)
- he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
show
3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) (Freq. 3)
- there were violent demonstrations against the war
• Syn:
manifestation
• Derivationally related forms:
demonstrate
• Topics:
politics, political science, government
• Hypernyms:
protest, objection, dissent
• Hyponyms:
work-in, protest march
• Instance Hyponyms:
Boston Tea Party
4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
monstrance
• Hypernyms:
proof
5. a visual presentation showing how something works
- the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations
- the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response
• Syn:
demo
• Derivationally related forms:
demo (for: demo), demonstrate
• Hypernyms:
visual communication
• Hyponyms:
display, show, expression, manifestation, reflection,
reflexion, exemplification, illustration

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  demo, monstrance, manifestation, presentation, presentment