Meaning

3 senses

  1. (uncountable)The act of protruding.

    Herausragen, Heraustreten, Vorstehen

    выпира́ниеvypiránije, выпя́чиваниеvypjáčivanije

    the act of projecting out from something

  2. (uncountable)The state of being protruded.

    A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.

    Ausbeulen, Vorstülpen, Hervortreiben

  3. (countable)Anything that protrudes.

    Vorsprung, Schwellung, Ausbuchung

    вы́ступvýstup

    ви́ступvýstup

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I noticed a large protrusion from the wall.

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  2. Tung fashioned a hamburger bun with characteristic bumps and protrusions resembling those found on the microscopic virus itself.

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  3. What is that protrusion? Is something hidden behind the curtain?

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
anything that protrudes:
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of protruding:
anything that protrudes:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the act of protruding:
the state of being protruded:
anything that protrudes:

Origin

From French protrusion.

From French protrusion.

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Forms

plural: protrusions
Singularprotrusion
Pluralprotrusions

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
protuberance
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
indentation

Word family

6 related words
Relatedprotuberanceherniaprotrude
Derivedmicroprotrusionnanoprotrusionprotrusional

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
protozoanprotractprotractorprotrudeC2proudB1proudlyB2proveB1
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