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| 1. | [ noun ] a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations | |
| Related terms: | prediction | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the projection of an image from a film onto a screen | |
| Related terms: | visual_communication project | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a planned undertaking | |
| Synonyms: | project | |
| Related terms: | plan moneymaker plan | |
| 4. | [ noun ] any structure that branches out from a central support | |
| Synonyms: | protuberance | |
| Related terms: | structure arm knob tooth cleat overhang burr tenon head drip lug cornice lobe prong spike fluke flange tooth brim | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction | |
| Related terms: | representation map_projection | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality | |
| Synonyms: | sound_projection acoustic_projection | |
| Examples: | "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection" "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" |
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| Related terms: | acoustic_phenomenon project | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else | |
| Related terms: | defense psychiatry | |
| 8. | [ noun ] any solid convex shape that juts out from something | |
| Related terms: | convex_shape bulge tongue spur tail jag salient | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of projecting out from something | |
| Synonyms: | jut jutting protrusion | |
| Related terms: | change_of_shape stick_out | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | |
| Synonyms: | ejection forcing_out expulsion | |
| Related terms: | propulsion belch belching vomit coughing_up spit defenestration discharge eject | |
| Similar spelling: |
projectionist project projecting prosecution precision projectile precession projector projected prosecutor precocious precise precast preciseness precious precociously prosecute precisely preciousness preciously preciosity |
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