Definition of protuberance Protuberance
/pɹowtuˈbɚʌns/ - [prowtuberuns] -
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NounPlural: protuberances |
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| protuberance - the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly" | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| protuberance - 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, protrusion, 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- protuberance (n.)
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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protuberance
prō-tūb′ėr-ans, n. a prominence: a tumour.—adj. Protū′berant, swelling: prominent.—adv. Protū′berantly.—v.i. Protū′berāte, to bulge out.—n. Protūberā′tion. [L. protuberāre, -ātum—pro, forward, tuber, a swelling.]
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🔤- protuberance, noun, singular of protuberances.
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