Definition of presentation
1 a
: the act of presenting
b
: the act, power, or privilege especially of a patron of applying to the bishop or ordinary for instituting someone into a benefice
2
: something presented: such as
a
: a symbol or image that represents something
b
: something offered or given : gift
c
: something set forth for the attention of the mind
d
: a descriptive or persuasive account (as by a salesman of a product)
e
: a symptom or group of symptoms observed or detected upon initial examination or disclosed by a patient to the physician
- clinical presentation of appendicitis
3
: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus
4
: an immediate object of perception, cognition, or memory
5
often capitalized
: a church feast on November 21 celebrating the presentation of the Virgin Mary in the temple
6
: the method by which radio, navigation, or radar information is given to the operator (such as the pilot of an airplane)
