Demonstration

Noun

 * 1) The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
 * 2) An event at which something will be demonstrated.
 * I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
 * 1) A public display of group opinion.
 * 2) A show of military force.
 * 3) A mathematical proof.
 * 4) * John Aubrey, Brief Lives, s.v. Thomas Hobbes:
 * He read the proposition. So he reads the demonstration of it, which referred him back to such a proposition,; which proposition he read.

Adjectives for Demonstration
patriotic; subtle;  triumphant;  abstract abstruse; forceful; approximate; corrupt dramatized; familiar; ocular; charitable grandiose; active; enthusiastic; attention-compelling; simple; interesting; convincing; dynamic; startling; spot; irresistible; sales-producing; breath-taking; quick; inspiring; emphatic; salivary; quadrennial amazing; rigorous; precise; rigid; noisy striking; visual; grand; superb; flattering riotous; dramatic; bitter; hostile; unfriendly; armed; elaborate; outward; cordia.

Verbs for Demonstration
answer by—; apprehend—; crown—; defy—; establish by—; harangue—; mar—; offer—; stage—; subject to—; support—; thwart—; understand—; —exposes;  — proves.

Synonyms for Demonstration
show, presentation, exposition, exhibition, evidence, explanation, proof, induction, deduction, substantiation, consequence, conclusion, certainty, manifestation, corroboration, verification.

Antonyms for Demonstration
misrepresentation, falsification, concealment, distortion, mysticism, confusion.

Related terms

 * demonstrable
 * demonstrate
 * demonstrator
 * monster
 * remonstration

Thesaurus
absolute indication, allegorization, alphabet, art, beef, bitch, blazon, blueprint, boycott, bravura, brilliancy, burden of proof, case, case in point, challenge, charactering, characterization, chart, choreography, citation, clarification, complaint, compunction, conclusive evidence, confirmation, conventional representation, cracking, cross reference, damning evidence, dance notation, daring, dash, decipherment, decoding, deduction, deductive reasoning, delineation, demo, demur, demurrer, demythologization, depiction, depictment, description, determination, diagram, discourse, discourse of reason, discursive reason, display, drama, dramatics, drawing, eclat, editing, elucidation, emblem, emendation, enactment, enlightenment, establishment, etalage, euhemerism, evidence, example, exception, exegesis, exemplar, exemplification, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, explanation, explication, exponent, exposition, expostulation, exposure, expounding, false front, fanfaronade, figuration, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, grievance, grievance committee, hieroglyphic, histrionics, howl, iconography, ideogram, illumination, illustration, imagery, imaging, incontrovertible evidence, indication, indignation meeting, indisputable evidence, induction, inductive reasoning, instance, ironclad proof, item, kick, letter, light, limning, logical thought, logogram, logograph, manifestation, map, march, musical notation, nonviolent protest, notation, object lesson, objection, onus, onus probandi, opening, ostentation, pageant, pageantry, parade, particular, performance, philosophy, picketing, pictogram, picturization, plan, portraiture, portrayal, prefigurement, presentation, presentment, printing, production, projection, proof, protest, protest demonstration, protestation, qualm, quotation, rally, ratiocination, rationale, rationalism, rationality, rationalization, rationalizing, realization, reason, reasonableness, reasoning, reference, relevant instance, remonstrance, remonstration, rendering, rendition, representation, representative, retrospective, schema, score, script, scruple, settlement, sham, show, showing, showing-off, simplification, sit-in, solution, sophistry, specious reasoning, spectacle, splash, splurge, squawk, staginess, strike, substantiation, sure sign, sweet reason, syllabary, symbol, tablature, teach-in, testimony, theatrics, type, typical example, unfolding, unfoldment, unlocking, unmistakable sign, unveiling, varnishing day, vaunt, verification, vernissage, writing

Etymology
From demonstrationem (from verb demonstrare, "show" or "explain", from prefix de-, "of" or "concerning", + verb monstrare, "show").

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 示範, 示范, 演示
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: havainnollistaminen, demonstrointi
 * French:


 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 実証
 * Romanian: demonstrație, demonstrare
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 證實, 证实, 演示
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: havainnollistus, demonstraatio, demo
 * French:


 * German:, Vorführung
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: デモンストレーション,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 示威
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: manifestacio
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Hebrew: הפגנה (hafgana)
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Swedish:


 * Hangul: 논증
 * Romaja: nonjeung
 * : demonstratio nominative, demonstrationis genitive; ostentus fourth declension
 * : demonstratio nominative, demonstrationis genitive; ostentus fourth declension

Noun

 * 1) demonstration