Associations to the word «Demonstration»

Wiktionary

DEMONSTRATION, noun. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. An event at which something will be demonstrated.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A public display of group opinion.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A show of military force.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A mathematical proof.

Dictionary definition

DEMONSTRATION, noun. A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley