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Entry 13 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Display

/dĭs-plā'/ · Dis·play · IPA /dɪsˈpleɪ/
01 v. t. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
imp. & p. p. Displayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Displaying
  1. 1.
    To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
    “The northern wind his wings did broad display.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.(Mil.)
  3. 3.
    To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
    “His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army.” — Burke.
  4. 4.
    To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
    “Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.” — Prescott.
  5. 5.
    To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.(Print.)
  6. 6.
    To discover; to descry.[Obs.]
    “And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers.” — Chapman.
  7. 7.
    To output (results or data) in a visible manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.(Computers)
Syn. To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.
02 v. i. To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
  1. 1.
    To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
03 n. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
  1. 1.
    An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
    “Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.” — Trench.
  2. 2.
    Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
    “He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade.” — Byron.
  3. 3.
    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.(Electronics) Also: display device
  4. 4.
    The output signal from a computer program, displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image.(Computers)
  5. 5.
    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.(Biology)