demonstration

Everyday

1. A demonstration is showing people how to do something or how something works. tree →
2. A demonstration is a public event where people march or gather to show what they think about something. tree →
3. A demonstration is a way of showing a feeling or quality: a demonstration of love. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons, the teacher gives a demonstration of an experiment before pupils try it. In citizenship lessons, people have the right to hold peaceful demonstrations, also called protests. Phrases: give a demonstration, do a demonstration, a peaceful demonstration.

Examples

• The teacher gave a demonstration of how a volcano erupts. tree →
• Watch the demonstration before you try. tree →
• The chef did a cooking demonstration. tree →
• Thousands of people joined the demonstration in the city. tree →
• The demonstration was peaceful. tree →
• The firefighter gave a demonstration of how to use the extinguisher. tree →

Note

Countable noun. Verb: demonstrate; short form: demo. A protest and a demonstration are similar; a demonstration may also just show how something works. Spelling: de-mon-stra-tion.

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, the teacher gives a demonstration of an experiment before pupils try it. In citizenship lessons, people have the right to hold peaceful demonstrations, also called protests. Phrases: give a demonstration, do a demonstration, a peaceful demonstration.

Examples

• "Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Countable noun. Verb: demonstrate; short form: demo. A protest and a demonstration are similar; a demonstration may also just show how something works. Spelling: de-mon-stra-tion.