presentation

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The action of presenting something.
• noun The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display.
• noun A theatrical performance or display.
• noun A demonstration, lecture, or speech that is presented to an audience.
• noun A formal introduction of someone to others, as at court.
• noun Ecclesiastical The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice.
• noun The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.
• noun A symptom or sign or a group of symptoms or signs that is evident during a medical examination.
• noun The fact of being evident or manifest. Used of a disease or condition.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The act, especially the ceremonious act, of presenting a gift, prize, trophy, donation, or the like: as, the presentation of a medal to a fireman; the presentation of a stand of colors to a regiment; the presentation of an organ to a church.
• noun The act of presenting or offering as for recognition, acceptance, etc.
• noun That which is presented; a gift; an offering.
• noun A representation; exhibition; appearance; show; semblance.
• noun In ecclesiastical law, a patron's act of offering to a bishop, presbytery, or other properly constituted authority a candidate for induction into a benefice. See patronage, 3.
• noun Hence— The nomination by one ecclesiastical authority of a candidate to be appointed by another. In the Protestant Episcopal Church the right of presentation to the bishop is lodged in the vestry or other parish authorities.
• noun The right of presenting a clergyman.
• noun In obstetrics, the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the superior pelvic strait during labor.
• noun A cognitive modification of consciousness; an idea; a representation.
• noun A figurate conception; a product of the imagination.
• noun A direct percept; a presentative cognition.
• noun The process of formation of a presentation in sense 7.
• noun Of Christ in the Temple, a festival celebrated on February 2d, in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other churches, commonly called the Feast of the Purification: same as Candlemas.
• noun A direct perception of something in the future; presension.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
• noun exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
• noun rare That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, .
• noun (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
• noun (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.
• noun a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun The act of presenting, or something presented
• noun A dramatic performance
• noun An award given to someone on a special occasion
• noun A lecture or speech given in front of an audience
• noun medicine The symptoms and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician, e.g., "Thirty-four-year-old male presented in the emergency room with slight fever, dilated pupils, and marked disorientation."
• noun medicine The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth
• noun fencing Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent
• noun mathematics The specification of a group by generators and relators.
• noun The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun the act of presenting a proposal
• noun the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
• noun a visual representation of something
• noun (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
• noun the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
• noun formally making a person known to another or to the public
• noun a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view