protrusion (noun)
1protrusion — 1640s, from Fr. protrusion, noun of action from L. protrudere (see PROTRUDE (Cf. protrude)) …
2protrusion — protrude ► VERB ▪ extend beyond or above a surface. DERIVATIVES protrusion noun. ORIGIN Latin protrudere to thrust forward …
3protrusion — noun 1) the neck vertebrae have short vertical protrusions Syn: bump, lump, knob; protuberance, projection, prominence, swelling, eminence, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, jag, snag; ledge, shelf, ridge …
4protrusion — noun Etymology: Latin protrudere Date: 1646 1. the act of protruding ; the state of being protruded 2. something (as an anatomical part or excrescence) that protrudes Synonyms: see projection …
5protrusion — noun a) The act of protruding. b) The state of being protruded. See Also: protrude, protuberance …
6protrusion — noun something that protrudes; a protuberance. ↘the action of protruding or the state of being protruded. Derivatives protrusible adjective protrusive adjective …
7protrusion — noun 1 (C) something that protrudes 2 (U) the act of protruding …
8protrusion — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the bony… …
9protrusion — UK [prəˈtruːʒ(ə)n] / US [proʊˈtruʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms protrusion : singular protrusion plural protrusions 1) [countable] a part of something that is much further forward than the rest of it 2) [uncountable] the fact that a part of something is… …
10protrusion — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bulge, projection, protuberance; see bulge , projection 1 . See Synonym Study at projection . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A part that protrudes or extends outward: bulge, jut, knob, knot, overhang, projection,… …
