REPRESENTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does representation mean? 

• REPRESENTATION (noun)
  The noun REPRESENTATION has 10 senses:

1. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

2. a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

3. the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

5. a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency

6. a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract

7. a performance of a play

8. a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting

9. the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body

10. an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

  Familiarity information: REPRESENTATION used as a noun is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPRESENTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

internal representation; mental representation; representation

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

cognitive content; content; mental object (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

concrete representation; concretism (a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms)

abstractionism; unrealism (a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples)

blur; fuzz (a hazy or indistinct representation)

appearance (a mental representation)

schema; scheme (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)

example; model (a representative form or pattern)

memory (something that is remembered)

percept; perception; perceptual experience (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)

psychosexuality (the mental representation of sexual activities)

phantasmagoria (a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream))

interpretation; reading; version (a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something)

image; mental image (an iconic mental representation)

stereotype (a conventional or formulaic conception or image)

antitype (a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament)

instantiation (a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it)

convergence; intersection; overlap (a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena)

Derivation:

represent (bring forward and present to the mind)

represent (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

creation (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

map (a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it))

pieta (a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus)

model; simulation (representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale))

nomogram; nomograph (a graphic representation of numerical relations)

objectification (a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle)

exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)

icon; ikon; image; picture (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface)

projection (the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction)

rubbing (representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal)

shade (a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment))

set; stage set (representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production)

Station of the Cross (a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary)

effigy; image; simulacrum (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))

illustration (a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand)

adumbration (a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation)

audiogram (a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound)

copy (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing)

cosmography (a representation of the earth or the heavens)

creche (a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem)

cutaway; cutaway drawing; cutaway model (a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts)

display; presentation (a visual representation of something)

document (anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks)

drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)

ecce homo (a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns)

Derivation:

represent (create an image or likeness of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

cooperation (joint operation or action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

proportional representation (representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote)

Derivation:

represent (be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute)

represent (be the defense counsel for someone in a trial)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

agency; delegacy; representation

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

free agency ((sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team)

legal representation (personal representation that has legal status)

virus (a harmful or corrupting agency)

Derivation:

represent (be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)

Derivation:

represent (be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A performance of a play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

histrionics; representation; theatrical; theatrical performance

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

performance; public presentation (a dramatic or musical entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

matinee (a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon))

Derivation:

represent (perform (a play), especially on a stage)

represent (play a role or part)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

certain representations were made concerning police brutality

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Derivation:

represent (point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance)

Sense 9

Meaning:

The right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)

Sense 10

Meaning:

An activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("representation" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "representation"):

dramatisation; dramatization (a dramatic representation)

pageant; pageantry (an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes)

figuration (representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory)

diagramming; schematisation; schematization (providing a chart or outline of a system)

pictorial representation; picturing (visual representation as by photography or painting)

typification (the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying)

model; modeling; modelling (the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale))

Derivation:

represent (take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to)

 Context examples 

A representation of the arrangement of atoms and bonds.

(Chemical Structure, NCI Thesaurus)

A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements.

(Chemical Formula, NCI Thesaurus)

A coded terminology representation of a study activity that can be planned, scheduled or performed according to the study protocol.

(Clinical Study Activity Description, NCI Thesaurus)

The set of all possible Valid Value meanings of a Data Element Concept expressed without representation.

(Conceptual Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A representation of the sequence of biological or biochemical events that are involved in the regulation of the cell cycle.

(Cell Cycle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus)

A uniquely identified, typed representation of textual data.

(Cart Object, NCI Thesaurus)

The textual representation of the physical location of the subject when the adverse event began.

(Adverse Event Location Description, NCI Thesaurus)

I was, of course, familiar with the pictures of the famous statesman, but the man himself was very different from his representation.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A representation of the sequence of biological or biochemical events that are involved in the regulation of or result in apoptosis.

(Apoptosis Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus)

The textual representation of the arm.

(Arm Description, NCI Thesaurus)