Demo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a visual presentation showing how something works

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛməʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛməʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi/.

Examples

the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations
the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response
She shows her dogs frequently

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exhibit present demonstrate demonstration show

Parts of Speech

noun	a visual presentation showing how something works “the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations”
verb	give an exhibition of to an interested audience “She shows her dogs frequently”

Word Forms

demonstrate	verb	give an exhibition of to an interested audience
demo	verb	give an exhibition of to an interested audience
show	noun	the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
showing	noun	the display of a motion picture
demo	noun	a visual presentation showing how something works
exhibitor	noun	someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
presentment	noun	a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
presentation	noun	the act of presenting a proposal
demonstration	noun	a visual presentation showing how something works
demonstrator	noun	a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

démo

une présentation visuelle montrant comment quelque chose fonctionne

🇪🇸Spanish

manifestación

una presentación visual que muestra cómo funciona algo

🇳🇱Dutch

demonstratie

een visuele presentatie die laat zien hoe iets werkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

demonstração

uma apresentação visual mostrando como algo funciona

🇷🇺Russian

демо

визуальная презентация, показывающая, как что-то работает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डेमो

कोई चीज़ कैसे काम करती है यह दिखाने वाली एक दृश्य प्रस्तुति

🇧🇩Bengali

ডেমো

একটি ভিজ্যুয়াল উপস্থাপনা দেখায় যে কিভাবে কিছু কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

டெமோ

ஏதோ ஒன்று எவ்வாறு செயல்படுகிறது என்பதைக் காட்டும் காட்சி விளக்கக்காட்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

డెమో

ఏదో ఎలా పని చేస్తుందో చూపించే దృశ్య ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

डेमो

काहीतरी कसे कार्य करते हे दर्शवणारे दृश्य सादरीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડેમો

કંઈક કેવી રીતે કાર્ય કરે છે તે દર્શાવતી દ્રશ્ય પ્રસ્તુતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೆಮೊ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡെമോ

എന്തെങ്കിലും എങ്ങനെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് കാണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ദൃശ്യ അവതരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੈਮੋ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਜ਼ੂਅਲ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਦਿਖਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیمو

ایک بصری پریزنٹیشن جو دکھاتی ہے کہ کوئی چیز کیسے کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

演示

显示某物如何工作的视觉演示

🇯🇵Japanese

デモ

何かがどのように機能するかを示す視覚的なプレゼンテーション

🇰🇷Korean

데모

어떤 것이 어떻게 작동하는지 보여주는 시각적 프레젠테이션

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thử nghiệm

một bản trình bày trực quan cho thấy một cái gì đó hoạt động như thế nào

🇹🇭Thai

การสาธิต

การนำเสนอด้วยภาพที่แสดงให้เห็นว่าบางสิ่งบางอย่างทำงานอย่างไร

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجريبي

عرض تقديمي مرئي يوضح كيفية عمل شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

نسخه ی نمایشی

یک ارائه بصری که نشان می دهد چیزی چگونه کار می کند

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַדגָמָה

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