lecture demonstration
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈlɛk.tʃɚ ˌdɛm.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
- The university invited a renowned chef to provide a lecture demonstration on culinary techniques for the students.
Examples
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"And what he knew, he taught—in talks, in lecture-demonstrations, above all in his writing.
Academic text (1991) -
There have always been isolated connections, such as busing children to the theatre to see a performance or presenting lecture demonstrations in schools as part of a longer residency, but the current effort is a sincere attempt to develop long-term pedagogical relationships.
Academic text (2000) -
Find out what services they might have for schools and whether they might come to the schools to give a program, help train parents to work as music or art docents, allow children to visit their workplaces to see them in action, or come and give a lecture demonstration.
Academic text (1991) -
This in no way suggests that provider-client services do not have a legitimate place in the schooling process; wonderful concerts, lecture demonstrations, and other kinds of services are made available to students because providers have offered them.
Academic text (1994) -
During the science fair, she gave a lecture demonstration on how to build a solar-powered model car.
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At the conference, the speaker's lecture demonstration on waste management captivated the audience with practical examples.
Synonyms
451
3.5
To give information to a group using a talk or slides
197
2.7
An act of showing how something works to people
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3.2
A public show of skill or ability, often in a performance
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3.4
A talk given to a group, often at school or work
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7.0
A talk that uses a blackboard and chalk to explain ideas
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8.5
A way of showing something to people, often in a dramatic way
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6.7
An example that shows something, or the act of showing something using an example
How Practical
- Informal
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3.3
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4.3
197
2.7
262
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lecture' (a teaching talk) with 'demonstration' (showing how something works); it denotes a practical demonstration given as part of a lecture. This simple noun-noun composition follows common compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun lecture demonstration comes from teachers who give a lecture, meaning a 'talk', and a demonstration, meaning a 'live showing', at the same time so students both hear and see the idea. That's why it means 'a presentation where the teacher shows a practical example to explain key points'.