'Display' definitions:
Definition of 'display'
(from WordNet)
noun
Something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: display, show]
noun
Something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: display, exhibit, showing]
noun
A visual representation of something [syn: display, presentation]
noun
Behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
noun
Exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
noun
An electronic device that represents information in visual form [syn: display, video display]
verb
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" [syn: expose, exhibit, display]
verb
Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
Definition of 'Display'
From: GCIDE
- Display \Dis*play"\, v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Display'
From: GCIDE
- Display \Dis*play"\, n.
- 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. [1913 Webster]
- Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. [1913 Webster]
- He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output signal of another electronic device may be presented in a visual form; -- also called display device. Typically the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also used. The printed output from a computer or other device is not considered as a display. [PJC]
- 4. (Computers) The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image. [PJC]
- 5. (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body part to another animal, by which one animal conveys information to another, as for mating or defense. [PJC]
Definition of 'Display'
From: GCIDE
- Display \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. [1913 Webster]
- The northern wind his wings did broad display. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line. --Farrow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest. [1913 Webster]
- His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade. [1913 Webster]
- Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers. --Chapman.
- 7. (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device. [PJC]
- Syn: To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'display'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Display'
- Displayed,
- Displayer,
- Displaying,
- alphanumeric display,
- computer display,
- digital display,
- display adapter,
- display adaptor,
- display board,
- display case,
- display device,
- display panel,
- display window,
- displaying incompetence,
- video display,
- dual scan display,
- flat panel display,
- liquid crystal display,
- passive matrix display,
- visual display unit,
- machine-displayable text