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Display

Display Meaning & Definition
Display Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Display?

[n] something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
[n] a visual representation of something
[n] an electronic device that represents information in visual form
[n] something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
[n] exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
[n] behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
[v] to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship.."
[v] make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
[v] attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Display: exhibit | exhibit | expose | presentation | reveal | show | showing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Display: advertise | affect | air | airing | anteriority | antique | apparent character | appearances | approve | argue | array | attest | bandying | be indicative of | be significant of | be symptomatic of | beam | beat signal | bespeak | betoken | betray | black letter | blackface | blazon | blazon forth | blips | bold | bold front | boldface | book | bounces | brandish | brave face | brave front | bravura | breathe | brilliancy | bring forth | bring forward | bring into view | bring out | bring to notice | broach | broadcast | broadcasting | bruiting | bruiting about | Century | ceremony | characterize | circulation | condensed | connote | cosmorama | CRT spot | cursive | cyclorama | dangle | daring | dash | demonstrate | demonstration | denominate | denote | develop | differentiate | diffusion | diorama | disclose | disport | dissemination | divulge | DM display | Doppler signal | Doric | double-dot display | dramatics | dramatize | echo | echo signal | eclat | Egyptian | elan | Elzevir | emblazon | embody | enact | enactment | entail | etalage | evidence | evince | evulgation | exhibit | exhibition | exhibitionism | expanded | expose | expose to view | exposition | exposure | express | extended | exteriors | external appearance | externals | facade | face | facet | facia | false front | fanfare | fanfaronade | figure | flair | flash | flaunt | flaunting | flourish | fore | forefront | foreground | forehand | foreland | forepart | forequarter | foreside | foreword | front | front elevation | front man | front matter | front page | front view | frontage | frontal | frontier | frontispiece | furnish evidence | Garamond | gaudiness | georama | give evidence | give indication of | give out | give sign | give token | go to show | Gothic | grandeur | grotesque | head | heading | highlight | hint | histrionics | hold up | identify | IF signal | illuminate | illustrate | IM display | imply | incarnate | indicate | involve | Ionic | issuance | issue | italic | lap | lay out | light show | lightface | local oscillator signal | magnificence | make clear | make known | make plain | make public | manifest | manifestation | mark | materialize | mean | mere externals | meretriciousness | modern | myriorama | note | obverse | offer | old style | open | open up | opening | ostent | ostentation | ostentatiousness | output signal | outward appearance | outward show | pageant | pageantry | panoply | panorama | parade | perform | performance | periodical | phantasmagoria | picture | pips | point to | pomp | preface | prefix | present | presentation | presentment | pretension | pretentiousness | printing | priority | produce | production | projection | promulgation | propagation | proscenium | psychedelic show | public image | publication | publicize | publishing | put forth | put forward | put out | radar signal | reading | reflection | represent | representation | retrospective | return | return signal | reveal | revelation | RF echoes | roll out | roman | sans serif | script | set forth | setout | sham | shifting scene | shine | show | show forth | show off | show signs of | showiness | showing | showing-off | sight | signal | signal display | signalize | signify | speak for itself | speak volumes | speciousness | spectacle | splash | splendor | splurge | sport | spot | spotlight | spread | spreading | spreading abroad | stage show | staginess | stand for | suggest | superficiality | surface appearance | surface show | symptomatize | symptomize | tableau | tableau vivant | target image | telecasting | tell | tend to show | testify | theatrics | token | trace | Transitional | transmitter signal | trot out | trumpet | trumpet forth | type styles | Typewriter | unclothe | uncover | unfold | unfolding | unfoldment | unfurl | unveil | unveiling | vain show | varnishing day | vaunt | ventilate | ventilation | vernissage | video signal | wave | window dressing

See Also | acting out | alphanumeric display | array | bench | board | brandish | bring forth | caller ID | communicate | court | CRT screen | demo | demonstration | digital display | disclosure | display board | display panel | electronic device | express | fanfare | flash | flaunt | flaunt | gaudery | gibbet | histrionics | hold up | light show | model | monitor | monitoring device | moon | open | ostentate | ostentation | parade | pass | pass on | pillory | pose | posture | presentation | produce | put across | raster | representation | revealing | revelation | romance | sackcloth and ashes | screen | screening | show | show | show off | showing | sight | sit | Snellen chart | solicit | spectacle | swank | viewing | visual communication | window | woo

Display In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*play"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displaying}.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF. despleier, desploier, F. d['e]ployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L. plicare. See {Ply}, and cf. {Deploy}, {Splay}.] 1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread. The northern wind his wings did broad display. --Spenser. 2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line. --Farrow. 3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest. His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. --Burke. 4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade. Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. --Prescott. 5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type. 6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.] And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers. --Chapman. Syn: To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
\Dis*play"\, v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. --Shak.
\Dis*play"\, n. 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. --Trench. 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. --Byron.

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