Definition of protrusive Protrusive
pro•tru•sive
We found 5 definitions of protrusive from 3 different sources.
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What does protrusive mean?
WordNet
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| protrusive - thrusting outward | ||
| intrusive tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" | ||
| convex, bulging curving or bulging outward | ||
| beetle, beetling jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" | ||
| bellying, bulgy, protuberant, bellied, bulbous, bulging having a belly; often used in combination | ||
| obtrusive sticking out; protruding | ||
| jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking, sticking out, relieved extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" | ||
| overshot having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw" | ||
| starting appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position" | ||
| undershot, underhung, underslung having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- protrusive (Adjective)
That protrudes; protruding. - protrusive (Adjective)
Rather conspicuous; obtrusive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- protrusive (a.)
Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. - protrusive (a.)
Capable of being protruded; protrusile.
