About The Word Protuberance
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Protuberance
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What's The Definition Of Protuberance?
[n] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
[n] the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly" Synonyms | Synonyms for Protuberance: bulge | bump | excrescence | extrusion | gibbosity | gibbousness | hump | jut | prominence | protrusion Related Terms | Find terms related to Protuberance: See Also | belly | caput | condition | frontal eminence | nub | occipital protuberance | projection | status | wart Protuberance In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*tu"ber*ance\, n. [Cf. F. protub['e]rance. See
{Protuberant}.]
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the
surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the
body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
{Solar protuberances} (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses
on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the
edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may
be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day.
Called also {solar prominences}. See Illust. in Append.
Syn: {Projection}, {Protuberance}. protuberance differs from
projection, being applied to parts that rise from the
surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a
projection may be at a right angle with the surface.
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