protrusion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
    extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
    • 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
  2. noun the act of projecting out from something
    jutting; projection; jut.

WordNet


Pro*tru"sion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of protruding or thrusting forward, or beyond the usual limit.
  2. The state of being protruded, or thrust forward.

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