protrusion

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) The act of protruding.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
  3. (countable) Anything that protrudes.

Synonyms

projection
C2
bulge
21k
jut
47k
knot
C1
🪢
bump
B2
protuberance
prominence
38k
swelling
C1
extrusion
tumour
C2
tumor
C1
excrescence
hump
C1
gibbosity
gibbousness
growth
C1
jutting
knob
C2
lump
C1
salience

appendix

prominency
flange
48k

overhanging portion

ouster
outgrowth
outshoot
overhang
projecting
20k
distension
crush
B2
crown
B2
👑
raised
B1
ramus

forced entrance

saliency
salient
46k
bulging
26k
bend
B2
abetment
jag
C2
hob
jute
Translations

protrusion
Vorsprung
nœud
🪢
protubérance
sporgenza
protuberanza
saillie

Vorstehen

protuberância
protrusión
protrusione
çıkıntı

Überstand

saliência
Beule
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/
Etymology

From French protrusion.

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