From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
presentation
n 1: the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize
or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the
presentation"
2: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight
or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the
customer a demonstration" [syn: presentation,
presentment, demonstration]
3: 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: the act of presenting a proposal
5: a visual representation of something [syn: display,
presentation]
6: formally making a person known to another or to the public
[syn: presentation, introduction, intro]
7: (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to
the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result
of abnormal presentations"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Presentation \Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,
representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a
setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
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Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere
desires. --Hooker.
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2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;
semblance; show.
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Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.
--Shak.
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3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,
the picture was a presentation. [R.]
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4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or
ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of
presenting a clergyman.
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If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the
clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
--Blackstone.
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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.
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Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,
presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token
of regard.
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