protrusion
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6.8
- noun
- /prəˈtruːʒən/
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protrusión
- There were enough spikes and protrusions that it was easy to hold on to.
- tongue protrusion
- protrusion of the receiver
And there's a severe protrusion and some, some canal stenosis there.
- And there's a severe protrusion and some, some canal stenosis there.
- And those little spiny protrusions are little sites where neurons can reach out and form and receive new synapses from neighboring neurons.
Examples
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The statue had a strange protrusion on its head that caught everyone's attention.
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But the bone protrusion through the skin, that's not a good sign.
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But she does have this protrusion on her stomach.
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So there are these protrusions at the end.
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But it is horse-shaped with some sort of protrusion or growth.
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There was a large spherical protrusion from the chest of the alien.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then he sees it: a small cut on his hand, caused by a couple of wire protrusions on the cage.
Fiction book (1995) -
Most likely, you're suffering from a bunion, a hard protrusion on the side of the big toe.
Blog text (29) -
An unmistakable, definite protrusion can be seen in the area below her navel just above the line of her panties.
Fiction book (1991) -
There. Claude discovered, on closer inspection, a discreet protrusion not unlike the extended wing of a ladybug.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
133
3.3
A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
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2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
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3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
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5.1
A part that sticks out over something, like a roof or cliff
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4.6
A part that sticks out from a surface like a balcony
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5.5
A part that sticks out from the area around it, like a small hill
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3.7
A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
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8.6
A part that sticks out from a surface, like a bump on skin or rock
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6.5
A part that sticks out from a surface, like a rock or shelf
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9.9
An unusual growth that sticks out from something like a tree or a person's body
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8.1
A part that sticks out from a surface like a rock or bone
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8.9
A piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff or hill
A piece that sticks out from a surface, for example on a wall
A rounded bump that sticks out from a surface
Antonyms
How Protruding
Surface Forms
Morphology
protrusion = protrude (semi-transparent) = pro + trude + ion
The noun is regularly formed from the verb 'protrude', but the concrete sense of a thing that sticks out is slightly more specific than the base verb.
Etymology
Protrusion comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and trudere 'to push'. So a protrusion is something 'pushed forward' — in other words, something that sticks out from a surface, like a small bump that protrudes.