projection
/prʌdʒˈɛkʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
Noun
the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
Noun
a planned undertaking
Noun
any structure that branches out from a central support
Noun
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
Noun
the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"
Noun
the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
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the act of projecting out from something
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the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Synonyms
More General Terms
acoustic phenomenon
actuation
anticipation
change of shape
construction
convex shape
convexity
defence
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defense mechanism
defense reaction
plan
prediction
prevision
program
programme
propulsion
representation
structure
visual communication
More Specific Terms
acantha
arm
belch
belching
boss
branch
brim
bulge
bump
burp
burping
burr
cash cow
cleat
cornice
coughing up
disgorgement
drip
drip mold
drip mould
emesis
eructation
excrescence
expectoration
extrusion
flange
flue
fluke
gibbosity
gibbousness
head
hump
jag
jut
keel
knife
knob
limb
lobe
lug
map projection
moneymaker
money-spinner
overhang
prominence
prong
protrusion
protuberance
puking
regurgitation
rim
salient
spike
spine
spit
spitting
spur
swelling
tail
tail end
tenon
tongue
tooth
vomit
vomiting