This painting is a representation of a storm at sea.
Source: tatoeba (59975)
Representation
//ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "representation" (410 found)
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Closest matches (82)
likenessabstractabstractionaccountactingactionaffectationagencyalphabetaltarpieceappearanceapprehensionartassertionattitudinizingaustralian ballotayebadgeballotbanner
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barblock printblueprintbluffbluffingbuffooneryburlesquebusinessbustcameocanvasscanvassingcasting votecatalogcatalogingcertified copychangecharactercharacter sketchcharacteristiccharacterizationchartcheatingchip off the old blockchoreographyclonecollagecolorcolor printcoloringcommutationconceitconceptconceptioncopycosmoramacounselcounterfeitcounterpartcounting headscross sectioncumulative votingcycloramadaubdeceptiondeciding votedeclarationdelegationdelineationdelusiondemonstrationdepictiondepositiondeputationdeputyshipdescriptiondetailsdevicediagram
Strong matches (123)
differentiadioramadiptychdisguisedisplacementdisplaydissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdittodivisiondoubledramadrawingdummydupeduplicateduplicationearmarkectype
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effigyemblemembodimentenactmentenfranchisementengravingevocationexampleexchangeexemplificationexhibitexhibitionexponentexpositionexposureexpressionfacadefacefacsimilefagot votefair copyfaithful copyfakefakeryfakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsityfancyfeigningfeintfigurationfigurefigurineforgeryfour-flushingfranchisefraudfrescofrontgaggeoramagiltglossgraphic accountgraveyard votehallmarkhamhammy actinghand votehare systemheadhieroglyphichistoryhokehokumhumbughumbuggeryiconiconographyideaideogramidiosyncrasyilluminationillustrationimageimageryimagoimitationimpersonationimpostureimpressionindexindicantindicatorinsigniaintellectual objectitemizationkeynoteknockofflegal professionletterlight showlimninglist systemlogogrammanifestationmapmarkmasquerademeasurememory-tracemental imagemental impressionmeretriciousnessmimesismimickingmimicry
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mimingminiaturemirrormock upmock-upmodelmontagemosaicmummerymuralmyrioramanaynonontransferable votenotationnotenotionobservationopeningopinion
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ostentationoutward showoveractingpageantpageantrypanoramapantomimingparadeparaphraseparodyparticularizationpasticciopastichepatterpatternpeculiarityperceptionperformanceperformingpersonationphantasmagoriaphonyphotographpictogrampicturepicturizationplanplayactingplayingpleadingplebisciteplebiscitumplumperplural votepollpollingpompportraitportraitureportrayalposeposingposturepower of attorneypreferential votingpresentationpresentmentpretensepretensionpretextprintprintingproductionprofileprojectionpropertyproportional representationproxypsychedelic showquadruplicatequid pro quorealizationreceptrecord votereferendumreflectionrenderingrenditionrepetitionreplacementreplicareplicationrepresentativereproductionresemblanceretrospectiveright to voterising votesamplesayschemascorescriptsealseemingsemblancesentimentshamshifting sceneshowshow of handsshowingsightsigilsignsignalsignaturesimilitudesimulacrumsimulationsingle votesketchslapsticksnap votespecificationspecimenspeciousnessspectaclestage businessstage directionsstage presencestage showstained glass windowstampstatementstatuestatuettestencilstill lifestorystraw votestuntsubrogationsubstitutionsuffragesupersedencesupersedingsuperseduresupersessionsupplantationsupplantingsupplantmentsuppositionsure signswitchsyllabarysymbolsymptomtableautableau vivanttaking a roletapestrytelltale signtheatrical performancetheorythoughttit for tattraittranscripttransferable votetravestytriplicatetriptychtypetypificationundertakingunfoldingunfoldmentunveilingvarnishvarnishing dayvernissageversionvicariousnessviewvignetteviva vocevivid descriptionvoicevoice votevotevotingvoting rightwall paintingwindow dressingword paintingwrite inwrite-inwrite-in votewritingyeayeas and naysyes
Noun(2 words)
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More general
12 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
29 entriesStone's representation theoremcorepresentationfaithful representationgroup representation constituencylodge solemn representationmetarepresentationmicrorepresentationmisrepresentationmultirepresentationnonrepresentationoverrepresentationproportional representationpseudorepresentationrepresentation spacerepresentation termrepresentation theorist
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3 entriesis a
8 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
86 translations across 32 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- изображение noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- образ noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- представителство noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
- представление noun (theatrical performance)
Catalan
1 entries- representació noun (that which represents something else)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 表象 noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Czech
3 entries- představení noun (theatrical performance)
- reprezentace noun (that which represents something else)
- vyobrazení noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Dutch
4 entries- afbeelding noun (that which represents something else)
- afbeelding noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- representatie noun (that which represents something else)
- vertegenwoordiging noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
Esperanto
1 entries- prezento noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Finnish
4 entries- edustaja noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- edustus noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- edustus noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
- edustusoikeus noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
French
2 entries- représentation noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- représentation noun (theatrical performance)
Galician
3 entries- representación noun (that which represents something else)
- representación noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- representación noun (theatrical performance)
Georgian
2 entries- წარმოდგენა noun (theatrical performance)
- წარმომადგენლობა noun (that which represents something else)
German
2 entries- Darstellung noun (that which represents something else)
- Verkörperung noun (that which represents something else)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Greek
3 entries- αναπαράσταση noun (that which represents something else)
- αναπαράσταση noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- παράσταση noun (theatrical performance)
Hindi
4 entries- अभ्यावेदन noun (statement made to influence opinions)
- निरूपण noun (that which represents something else)
- निरूपण noun (mathematics: object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces)
- नुमाइंदगी noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
Hungarian
4 entries- jogi képviselet noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- képviselet noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
- megjelenítés noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- védelem noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
Indonesian
3 entries- representasi noun (that which represents something else)
- representasi noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- representasi noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
Interlingua
1 entries- representation noun (that which represents something else)
Italian
4 entries- rappresentanza noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- rappresentanza noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
- rappresentazione noun (that which represents something else)
- rappresentazione noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Japanese
1 entries- 表象 noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Ladin
1 entries- raprejentanza noun (that which represents something else)
Malayalam
2 entries- പ്രതിനിധാനം noun (that which represents something else)
- പ്രാതിനിധ്യം noun (politics: ability to elect a representative)
Marathi
1 entries- प्रतिनिधित्व noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- representasjon noun (that which represents something else)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- representasjon noun (that which represents something else)
Persian
3 entries- نمایش noun (that which represents something else)
- نمایش noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- نمایش noun (theatrical performance)
Polish
3 entries- przedstawienie noun (theatrical performance)
- reprezentacja noun (that which represents something else)
- reprezentacja noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Portuguese
2 entries- representação noun (that which represents something else)
- representação noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Romanian
4 entries- reprezentare noun (that which represents something else)
- reprezentare noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- reprezentare noun (theatrical performance)
- închipuire noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Spanish
4 entries- representación noun (that which represents something else)
- representación noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
- representación noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
- representación noun (theatrical performance)
Tagalog
1 entries- talilahat noun (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality)
Urdu
2 entries- نُمائِنْدَگی noun (that which represents something else)
- نُمائِنْدَگی noun (people who speak on behalf of another in court)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sự đại diện noun (that which represents something else)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Nowadays school is considered a representation of the world.
Source: tatoeba (666701)
It is a representation of the man-made channels of a river that has dried up.
Source: tatoeba (1128730)
The immediate context, then, was that of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem as the symbol and representation of the nation.
Source: tatoeba (1168671)
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