production
1. the act or process of producing something (Freq. 36)
- Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous
- the production of white blood cells
• Derivationally related forms:
produce
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
• Hyponyms:
rainmaking, devising, fashioning, making, foliation,
canalization, canalisation, growing, steel production
2. a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television (Freq. 12)
- have you seen the new production of Hamlet?
• Derivationally related forms:
produce
• Hypernyms:
presentation
• Hyponyms:
theatrical production, staging
• Part Meronyms:
coup de theatre
3. an artifact that has been created by someone or some process (Freq. 6)
- they improve their product every year
- they export most of their agricultural production
• Syn:
product
• Derivationally related forms:
produce (for: product)
• Hypernyms:
creation
• Hyponyms:
book, volume, by-product, byproduct, spin-off,
deliverable, end product, output, inspiration, brainchild, job,
magazine, newspaper, paper, outturn, turnout, turnery,
work, piece of work, yield, fruit, movie, film,
picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show,
pic, flick
4. (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law (Freq. 2)
- the appellate court demanded the production of all documents
• Derivationally related forms:
produce
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
exhibition
5. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- production was up in the second quarter
• Syn:
output, yield
• Derivationally related forms:
yield (for: yield)
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
• Hyponyms:
picking, pick
6. a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
- she tends to make a big production out of nothing
• Hypernyms:
display
7. (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- he introduced more efficient methods of production
• Topics:
economics, economic science, political economy
• Hypernyms:
industry, manufacture
• Hyponyms:
mass production, overproduction, overrun, underproduction, output,
yield, capacity, breeding, brewing, cultivation, generation,
generation, excavation, quarrying, boring, drilling,
oil production, sericulture
8. the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
• Hypernyms:
creation, creative activity
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