Protrusion synonyms

prō-tro͝o'zhən

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knob
A similar device which is turned to control operations of electronic or electrical equipment, as a radio or TV receiver
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bulge
Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
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projection
The process of projecting an image onto a screen or other surface for viewing.
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protuberance
The condition or fact of being protuberant
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jut
Something that protrudes; a projection:
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knot
A feeling of tightness:
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overhang
That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
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convex (related)
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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jutting
That which juts or protrudes.
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bump
A light blow or jolting collision.
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hump
(Slang) A painfully boorish person.
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swelling
The state of being swollen.
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gibbosity
The state or quality of being gibbous
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gibbousness
The quality of being gibbous.
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prominence
Prominence is the state of being important, being famous or being obvious.
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extrusion
The process of making a shaped object, such as a rod or tube, by forcing a material into a mold.
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excrescence
A usually unwanted or unnecessary accretion:
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circumferential (related)
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septum (related)
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hard-palate (related)
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condyle (related)
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protrude (related)
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posteriorly (related)
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undersurface (related)
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pellicle (related)
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striation (related)
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bony (related)
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Find another word for protrusion. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for protrusion, like: knob, bulge, projection, protuberance, jut, knot, overhang, convex, jutting, bump and hump.
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Protrusion Sentence Examples

  • When the edges of the mantle ventral to the inhalant orifice are united, an anterior aperture is left for the protrusion of the foot, and thus there are three pallial apertures altogether, and species in this condition are called " Tripora."

  • In the Southern Uplands, owing to the greater softness and uniformity of texture of the rocks, rock-tarns are comparatively infrequent, except in Galloway, where the protrusion of granite and its associated metamorphism have reproduced Highland conditions of rock-structure.

  • Mantle with two posterior appendages; ctenidium large and capable of protrusion from pallial cavity.

  • The mechanism of protrusion in the Cyclostomata is a subject which requires further examination.

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