demonstration

See also Demonstration, and démonstration

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin demonstrationem, from demonstrare (“show or explain”), from de- (“of or concerning”) + monstrare (“show”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

demonstration (plural demonstrations)

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.

3. A public display of group opinion.
4. A show of military force.
5. A mathematical proof.
   • a. 1697, 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.

Related terms

• demonstrable
• demonstrate
• demonstrator
• monster
• remonstration

Translations

act

• Bulgarian: демонстрация (bg) (demonstrácija) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 示範 (cmn), 示范 (cmn) (shìfàn), 演示 (cmn) (yǎnshì)

• Danish: demonstration (da) c
• Dutch: demonstratie (nl) f
• Esperanto: demonstracio (eo)
• Finnish: havainnollistaminen, demonstrointi
• French: démonstration (fr) f

• German: Demonstration (de) f
• Irish: taispeántas (ga) m
• Italian: dimostrazione (it) f
• Japanese: 実証 (ja) (じっしょう, jisshō)
• Romanian: demonstrație (ro) f, demonstrare (ro) f
• Russian: демонстрация (ru) (demonstrácija) f, показ (ru) (pokáz) m
• Scottish Gaelic: soilleireachadh (gd) m
• Spanish: demostración (es) f

event

• Bulgarian: демонстрация (bg) (demonstrácija) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 證實 (cmn), 证实 (cmn) (zhèngshí), 演示 (cmn) (yǎnshì)

• Danish: demonstration (da) c
• Dutch: demonstratie (nl) f
• Finnish: havainnollistus, demonstraatio, demo
• French: démonstration (fr) f

• German: Demonstration (de) f, Vorführung (de) f
• Greek: επίδειξη (el) (epídeixē) f
• Irish: taispeántas (ga) m
• Italian: dimostrazione (it) f
• Japanese: デモンストレーション (ja) (demonsutorēshon), デモ (ja) (demo)
• Russian: демонстрация (ru) (demonstrácija) f, показ (ru) (pokáz) m
• Spanish: demostración (es) f

public display

• Arabic: مُظاهَرة (ar) (muZaahara(t)) f
• Armenian: ցույց (hy) (cʿuycʿ)
• Bulgarian: демонстрация (bg) (demonstrácija) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 示威 (cmn) (shìwēi)

• Czech: demonstrace (cs) f
• Danish: demonstration (da) c
• Dutch: demonstratie (nl) f
• Esperanto: manifestacio (eo)

• Finnish: mielenosoitus (fi)
• French: manifestation (fr) f
• German: Demonstration (de) f
• Hebrew: הפגנה (hafgana) f
• Italian: dimostrazione (it) f
• Japanese: デモ (ja) (demo)
• Russian: демонстрация (ru) (demonstrácija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: taisbeanadh (gd) m
• Spanish: manifestación (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• Korean:

  Hangul: 논증

  Romaja: nonjeung

• Latin: demonstratio nominative, demonstrationis genitive; ostentus fourth declension
• Swedish: demonstration (sv) n

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Danish

Noun

demonstration c (singular definite demonstrationen, plural indefinite demonstrationer)

1. demonstration

Inflection

    Inflection of demonstration

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	demonstration	demonstrationen	demonstrationer	demonstrationerne
genitive	demonstrations	demonstrationens	demonstrationers	demonstrationernes