Synonyms for projection

noun

1. Bulge

   prominence, jut, protuberance, step, ridge, rim; see also bulge.

2. Forecast

   prognostication, prediction, guess; see forecast.

projection implies a jutting out abruptly beyond the rest of the surface the projection of the eaves beyond the sides of a house; protrusion suggests a thrusting or pushing out that is of an abnormal or disfiguring nature protrusion of the eyeballs; protuberance suggests a swelling out, usually in rounded form the tumor on his arm formed a protuberance; bulge suggests an outward swelling of a kind that may result from internal pressure the bulge in the can resulted from the fermentation of its contents