presentation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
    • she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
  2. noun a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
    demonstration; presentment.
    • the presentation of new data
    • he gave the customer a demonstration
  3. 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
  4. noun the act of presenting a proposal
  5. noun a visual representation of something
    display.
  6. noun formally making a person known to another or to the public
    introduction; intro.
  7. noun (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
    • Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations

WordNet

Pres`en*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation.
Definitions
  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, 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.) 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.) 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.

Webster 1913