demonstration

dem·on·stra·tion

 (dĕm′ən-strā′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of providing evidence for or showing the truth of something: a demonstration of the drug's efficacy; a demonstration of the theorem.

b. An illustration or explanation, as of a theory or product, by exemplification or practical application: a demonstration of ballroom dancing.

2.

a. A piece of evidence: That car he bought is supposed to be a demonstration of his commitment to clean energy.

b. An expression or manifestation, as of one's feelings: a demonstration of her displeasure.

3. A public display of group opinion, as by a rally or march: peace demonstrations.

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demonstration

(ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən)

n

1. the act of demonstrating

2. (Logic) proof or evidence leading to proof

3. an explanation, display, illustration, or experiment showing how something works

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a manifestation of grievances, support, or protest by public rallies, parades, etc

5. a manifestation of emotion

6. (Military) a show of military force or preparedness

7. (Mathematics) maths a logical presentation of the assumptions and equations used in solving a problem or proving a theorem

ˌdemonˈstrational adj

ˌdemonˈstrationist n

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dem•on•stra•tion

(ˌdɛm ənˈstreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of proving, as by reasoning or a show of evidence.

2. something serving as proof or supporting evidence.

3. a description or explanation, as of a process, illustrated by examples, specimens, or the like.

4. the act of exhibiting the operation or use of a product, as to a prospective buyer.

5. an exhibition, as of feeling; display: a demonstration of affection.

6. a public exhibition of the attitude of a group toward a controversial issue or other matter, made by picketing, parading, etc.

7. a show of military force made to deceive an enemy.

8. Math. a logical presentation of the way in which given assumptions imply a certain result; proof.

[1325–75; < Latin]

dem`on•stra′tion•al, adj.

dem`on•stra′tion•ist, n.

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demonstration

1. An attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought, made with the aim of deceiving the enemy. See also amphibious demonstration; diversion; diversionary attack.
2. (DOD only) In military deception, a show of force in an area where a decision is not sought made to deceive an adversary. It is similar to a feint but no actual contact with the adversary is intended.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

demonstration

A demonstration is a public meeting or march in which people show their opposition to something or their support for something. You usually say that people hold or stage a demonstration.

French students held violent demonstrations against plans to lower the legal minimum wage for first-jobbers.

Hundreds of people staged a demonstration outside the UN.

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manifestation

– demonstration

1. 'manifestation'

A manifestation of something is a sign that it is happening or that it exists.

...the first manifestations of student unrest in Britain.

2. 'demonstration'

You do not use 'manifestation' to refer to a public meeting or march held to show opposition to something or support for something. The word you use is demonstration.

The opposition staged a huge demonstration.

There were a series of demonstrations against the visit.

See demonstration

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demonstration - 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, presentment show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" exhibition - the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship" exposure - presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about counterdemonstration - a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support"
	2.	demonstration - a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations" show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	demonstration - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" manifestation protest, dissent, objection - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent work-in - occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
	4.	demonstration - proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion monstrance proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
	5.	demonstration - 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" demo visual communication - communication that relies on vision display, show - something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" exemplification, illustration - showing by example

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

demonstration

noun

1. march, protest, rally, sit-in, parade, procession, demo (informal), picket, mass lobby Riot police broke up the demonstration.

2. display, show, performance, explanation, description, presentation, demo (informal), exposition a cookery demonstration

3. indication, proof, testimony, confirmation, manifestation, affirmation, validation, substantiation, attestation an unprecedented demonstration of people power

4. display, showing, exhibition, expression, illustration physical demonstrations of affection

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demonstration

noun

1. An act of showing or displaying:

display, exhibit, exhibition, manifestation, show.

2. That which confirms:

attestation, authentication, confirmation, corroboration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification, warrant.

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Translations

تـَجْرِبَة إِيضاحِيَّةعَرْض، بَرْهَنَهمُظاهَرَه

demonstracepředvádění

demonstrationforevisning

DemonstrationKundgebungVorführung

διαδήλωσηεπίδειξη

demostraciónmanifestación

mielenosoitus

manifestationdémonstration

demonstracija

demonstrációtüntetés

mótmælafundursÿnikennsla

dimostrazionepresentazione

デモ

증명

demonstratie

demonstrasjonvisningdemo

demonstracja

demonstração

демонстрация

demonštrácia

demonstracijaprikaz

demonstration

การสาธิต

gösterimitinguygulama

sự thể hiện, sự chứng minh

演示示威表演

demonstration

[ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən]

A. N

1. (= illustration) → demostración f

2. (= manifestation) → muestra f, demostración f

3. (Pol) → manifestación f
to hold a demonstration → hacer una manifestación

B. CPD demonstration model N → modelo m de muestra

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

demonstration

[ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃ^ən] n

(political) → manifestation f
to hold a demonstration, to stage a demonstration → organiser une manifestation, manifester

(= display) [power] → démonstration f

(by teacher, expert, salesperson) → démonstration f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

demonstration

n

(of truth, emotions, needs, goodwill, skill, bravery) → Beweis m; (by experiment, example) → Demonstration f; (of appliance etc) → Vorführung f; (of operation) → Vorführung f, → Demonstration f; to give a demonstration of something (by experiment, example) → etw demonstrieren; of operation also, of gadget → etw vorführen; he gave us a demonstration → er zeigte es uns

(Pol etc) → Demonstration f; to hold/break up a demonstration → eine Demonstration veranstalten or durchführen/auflösen

attr demonstration project → Demonstrationsprojekt nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

demonstration

[ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃ/ən] n → dimostrazione f (Pol) → manifestazione f
to hold a demonstration (Pol) → tenere una manifestazione

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demonstrate

(ˈdemənstreit) verb

1. to show clearly. This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation. wys, demonstreer يُظْهِر، يُبَرْهِن показвам demonstrar ukázat beweisen vise; demonstrere δείχνω καθαρά demostrar näitama نشان دادن؛ آشکار کردن esittää démontrer לְהוֹכִיח प्रदर्शन करना prikazati, pokazati (be)bizonyít menunjukkan færa heim sanninn um, sÿna dimostrare 証明する 논증하다 (pa)rodyti skaidri parādīt menunjukkan aantonendemonstrere, bevise, vise wykazywać څرګندول، ښكار ه كول، ثابتول، په عملى تو ګه شريح كول، مظاهره كول، تمثيلول demonstrar a demonstra иллюстрировать ukázať kazati jasno pokazati bevisa, visa, demonstrera แสดงให้เห็น göstermek 示範，表演 демонструвати واضح طور پر اظہار کرنا chứng minh 示范，表演

2. to show how something works or is done. He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked. verduidelik, demonstreer يَعْرِض، يُبَيِّن показвам demonstrar předvést vorführen vise; demonstrere επιδεικνύω hacer una demostración de demonstreerima نشان دادن näyttää faire une démonstration de לְהַדגִים दिखाना demonstrirati bemutat, szemléltet memperagakan sÿna notkun fare la dimostrazione di 実演する 설명하다 rodyti, demonstruoti demonstrēt memperagakan de werking tonen van demonstrere, visedemonstrować ښكار ه كول demonstrar a face o de­mon­straţie/o probă демонстрировать predviesť prikazati demonstrirati demonstrera, förevisa สาธิต açıklamak, göstermek 示範 демонструвати; показувати عملا واضح کرنا giải thích 示范，演示

3. to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public. A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes. betoog يَتَظاهَر демонстрирам manifestar-se demonstrovat demonstrieren demonstrere διαδηλώνωmanifestarse meelt avaldama تظاهرات کردن ilmaista manifester לְהַפגִין आंदोलन करना prosvjedovati tüntet, demonstrál berdemonstrasi, unjuk rasa mótmæla manifestare デモをする 시위를 하다 demonstruoti piedalīties demonstrācijā menunjuk perasaan demonstrerendemonstreredemonstrować مظاهره كول manifestar-se a manifesta, a demonstra участвовать в демонстрации demonštrovať demonstrirati demonstrirati demonstrera เดินขบวน gösteri yapmak 示威 брати участь у демонстрації مظاہرہ کر کے رائے ظاہر کرنا biểu tình 示威

ˌdemonˈstration noun

1. a display or exhibition (of how something works etc). I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher. demonstrasie عَرْض، بَرْهَنَه демонстрация demonstração předvádění die Vorführung demonstration; forevisning επίδειξηdemostración demonstratsioon نمایش طرز کار esittely démonstrationהדגמה नुमाइश demonstracija szemléltetés, bemutatás peragaan sÿnikennsla dimostrazione 実物宣伝 설명 demonstravimas demonstrēšana peragaan demonstratiedemonstrasjon, visningpokaz ، ښكار ه كول، ثابتول، په عملى تو ګه شريح كول demonstração probă, demon­straţie демонстрирование predvedenie prikaz demonstracija demonstration, förevisning การสาธิต uygulama, gösteri 表演，示範 демонстрування کسی چیز کے استعمال کے طریقے کو عملا کر کے دکھانا sự trình diễn 表演，演示

2. (also ˈdemo (ˈdemou) – plural ˈdemos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc. betoging مُظاهَرَه демонстрация manifestação demonstrace die Demonstration demonstration διαδήλωσηmanifestación meeleavaldus تظاهرات mielenosoitus manifהפגנה निरूपण prosvjed tüntetés, demonstráció demonstrasi mótmælafundur manifestazione デモ 시위 demonstracija demonstrācija tunjuk perasaan demonstratiedemonstrasjondemonstracja مظاهره manifestação mani­fes­taţie, demonstraţie демонстрация demonštrácia demonstracija demonstracija demo, provinspelning การเดินขบวน gösteri, miting 示威 демонстрація مظاہرہ cuộc biểu tình 示威

ˈdemonstrator noun

1. a person who takes part in a public demonstration. betoger, demonstreerder مَتَظاهِر демонстрант manifestante demonstrant der/die Demonstrant(in) demonstrant διαδηλωτήςmanifestante meeleavaldaja تظاهر کننده mielenosoittaja manifestant/-ante מפגין प्रदर्शक, निर्देशक prosvjednik tüntető demonstran mótmælandi dimostrante デモ参加者 시위 참가자 demonstrantas demonstrants penunjuk perasaan demonstrantdemonstrant demonstrant مظاهره کوونکی manifestante manifestant, de­monstrant демонстрант demonštrant, -ka demonstrant demonstrator demonstrant ผู้เดินขบวน gösterici 示威者 демонстрант, учасник демонстрації مظاہرے شریک ہونے والا شخص người biểu tình 示威者

2. a teacher or assistant who helps students with practical work. assistent, demonstreerder مُعيد، مُعَلِّم مُساعِد асистент monitor demonstrátor der Vorführer hjælpelærer; assistent βοηθός καθηγητή auxiliar assistent دستیار avustaja préparateur/-trice מדגים व्याख्याता demonstrator tanársegéd pembimbing sÿnikennari assistente 実習教員・助手 실습 조수 praktikos vadovas, asistentas demonstrētājs; asistents pembimbing assistenthjelpelærer, assistentasystent مرستیال monitor preparator, asistent демонстратор demonštrátor demonstrator demonstrator lärar-, elevassistent ครู; ผู้สาธิต uygulama öğretmeni 輔導教師 демонстратор, асистент професора طلبا کو عملی مظاہرہ کے ذریعہ تعلیم دینے والا استاد thuyết minh 辅导教师

demonstrative adjective, pronoun any one of the words this, *that, *these or those

aanwysende voornaamwoord ضَمير أو صِفَة الإشارَه показателно прилагателно / местоимение demonstrativo ukazovací zájmeno Demonstrativpronomen påpegende stedord; demonstrativt pronomen δεικτικό επίθετο, αντωνυμίαdemostrativo näitav asesõna اشاره avomielinen adjectif/pronom démonstratif כִּינוּי רוֹמֵז भावप्रदर्शक, निश्चयवाचक demonstrativan mutató névmás kata penunjuk ábendingarfornafn assistente 指示形容詞・代名詞 (감정을) 노골적으로 나타내는, 설명적인 parodomasis ávardis norādāmais vietniekvārds menunjukkan aanwijzend bijvoeglijk naamwoord, voornaamwoord påpekende adjektiv/pronomen przymiotnik/zaimek wskazujący ثابتوونكى، مدلل، (ګر) اشارى صفت يا اشارى ضمير demonstrativo adjectiv/ pronume demonstrativ указательное местоимение ukazovacie zámeno kazalni pridevnik/zaimek pokazne zamenice demonstrativt adjektiv/pronomen คำบ่งชี้ işaret sıfatı 指示形容（代名）詞 вказівний прикметник/займенник اسماء اشارہ tính từ/danh từ chỉ định 指示形容（代名）词

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demonstration

→ تـَجْرِبَة إِيضاحِيَّة demonstrace demonstration Demonstration διαδήλωση demostración mielenosoitus manifestation demonstracija dimostrazione デモ 증명 demonstratie demonstrasjon demonstracja demonstração демонстрация demonstration การสาธิต gösteri sự thể hiện, sự chứng minh 演示

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