protrusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/
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Etymology
From French protrusion.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of protruding.
The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 235:
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(uncountable) The state of being protruded.
A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.
- (countable) Anything that protrudes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protrusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nanoprotrusion · microprotrusion · protrusional
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Synonyms
Translations (61)
fi kohouma (anything that protrudes) · hu kinyúlás (the act of protruding) · de Beule (anything that protrudes) · fi nyppylä (anything that protrudes) · hu előreugrás (the state of being protruded) · hu dudor (anything that protrudes) · de Vorsprung (anything that protrudes) · de Ausbuchten (the state of being protruded) · sk vyčnievanie (the state of being protruded) · de Ausbeulen (the state of being protruded) · hu kiállás (the state of being protruded) · ar نَاتِئَة (anything that protrudes) · uk ви́ступ (anything that protrudes) · hu nyúlvány (anything that protrudes) · de Heraustreten (the act of protruding) · ga starr (anything that protrudes) · hu kitüremkedés (the state of being protruded) · hu kitolulás (the state of being protruded) · de Treiben (the state of being protruded) · de Überstand (anything that protrudes) · hu kinyúlás (the state of being protruded) · sk výčnelok (anything that protrudes) · hu kitüremkedés (the act of protruding) · hu kiugró/kiálló rész (anything that protrudes) · bg издаденост (anything that protrudes) · hu kidudorodás (the state of being protruded) · fi kumpu (anything that protrudes) · ru выпя́чивание (the act of protruding) · hu kiemelkedés (the state of being protruded) · de Herausragen (the act of protruding) · de Heraustreiben (the state of being protruded) · hu előboltosulás (the state of being protruded) · hu kiszögellés (the act of protruding) · de Ausbuchung (anything that protrudes) · de Vorstülpen (the state of being protruded) · fi nystyrä (anything that protrudes) · bg изпъкналост (anything that protrudes) · de Hervortreibung (anything that protrudes) · hu kidudorodás (the act of protruding) · hy արտամղում (the act of protruding) · de Beulen (the state of being protruded) · de Knubbel (anything that protrudes) · bg стърчене (the act of protruding) · hu kidülledés (the state of being protruded) · hu kiszögellés (the state of being protruded) · hu kiugrás (the state of being protruded) · ru выпира́ние (the act of protruding) · de Vorstehen (the act of protruding) · fi patti (anything that protrudes) · ru вы́ступ (anything that protrudes) · hu kiemelkedés (the act of protruding) · hu előboltosulás (the act of protruding) · fr protubérance (anything that protrudes) · de Schwellung (anything that protrudes) · fi nysty (anything that protrudes) · hu kitüremlés (the state of being protruded) · hu duzzanat (the state of being protruded) · hu kidülledés (the act of protruding) · de Hervortreiben (the state of being protruded) · de Vorwölbung (anything that protrudes) · de Vorstülpung (anything that protrudes)