projection
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands outSomething which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
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Meaning
15 senses(countable, uncountable)Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on.
Vorsprung, Auskragung
вы́ступvýstup, выступа́ющая частьvystupájuščaja častʹ
ви́ступvýstup
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
(countable, uncountable)The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
Projizieren, Projektion
the act of projecting out from something
(countable, uncountable)The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
Projektion
прое́кцияproékcija
проє́кціяprojékcija
(countable, uncountable)A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation.
Prognose, Vorhersage
прогно́зprognóz
прогно́зprohnóz
(countable, uncountable)A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own, including making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser.
Projektion
(countable, uncountable)The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
Projektion
the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
(countable, uncountable)Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
Kartenprojektion, Projektion
(countable, uncountable)An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
Projektion
(countable, uncountable)An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.
Projektion, Projektor
(countable, uncountable)A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
Projektion
(countable, uncountable)A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.
(countable, uncountable)The preservation of the properties of lexical items while generating the phrase structure of a sentence. See Projection principle.
Examples
24 sentencesWhat projection is this planisphere in?
Tom claims he can do astral projection.
Sami has never seen a projection room.
Is the soul a projection from somewhere else?
The first projection is coming up in a minute.
deGleich kommt die erste Hochrechnung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (steFrom either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione.
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Forms
plural: projections| Singular | projection |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality:acoustic projectionsound projection
- the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting:expulsionejectionforcing out
- the act of projecting out from something:protrusionjutjutting
- a planned undertaking:project
Word family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable