presence
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
presence/ˈprezns/
▶noun
- 1 the state or fact of being present.
■ a person or thing that is present but not seen.
- 2 the impressive manner or appearance of a person.
– phrases
make one's presence felt have a strong influence on a situation.
presence of mind the ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action in the face of sudden difficulty.
make one's presence felt have a strong influence on a situation.
presence of mind the ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action in the face of sudden difficulty.
'presence' also found in these Oxford entries:
ABO system
- aerobe
- albuminuria
- angiotensin
- autoxidation
- bacteraemia
- big bud
- biopsy
- biosensor
- blood poisoning
- breathing
- clump
- cofactor
- coincidence
- dark reaction
- detect
- detector
- diazonium
- diverticular disease
- ectopic
- erythroblastosis
- evince
- face
- fat
- feel
- field
- filariasis
- fleshly
- front
- gall
- gastrin
- grace
- haematuria
- heteroglossia
- high profile
- honour
- house
- hydrocolloid
- hymen
- immune
- immune response
- indicator
- instance
- intangible
- ketonaemia
- lipaemia
- make
- malignancy
- meet
- negative
