Definition of protrusion Protrusion
pro•tru•sion
We found 8 definitions of protrusion from 4 different sources.
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What does protrusion mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: protrusions |
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| protrusion - the act of projecting out from something | ||
| projection, jut, jutting | ||
| change of shape an action that changes the shape of something | ||
| protrusion - 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 excrescence between its horns" | ||
| bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, extrusion, excrescence | ||
| projection any structure that branches out from a central support | ||
| frontal eminence either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit | ||
| occipital protuberance prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone | ||
| belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish | ||
| caput a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" | ||
| mogul a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 | ||
| nubble, nub a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" | ||
| snag a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- protrusion (Noun)
The act of protruding. - protrusion (Noun)
The state of being protruded. - protrusion (Noun)
Anything that protrudes.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- protrusion (n.)
The act of protruding or thrusting forward, or beyond the usual limit. - protrusion (n.)
The state of being protruded, or thrust forward.
Part of speech
🔤- protrusion, noun, singular of protrusions.
