protuberance

pro·tu·ber·ance  (pr-tbr-ns, -ty-, pr-)

n.

1. Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes.

2. The condition of being protuberant.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	protuberance - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, swelling, bump, prominence frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" mogul - a bump on a ski slope nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance snag - a sharp protuberance wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	2.	protuberance - the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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protuberance

noun bulge, swelling, lump, bump, tumour, projection, prominence, knob, hump, outgrowth, protrusion, excrescence a protuberance on the upper jawbone

Translations

protuberance [prəˈtjuːbərəns] N → protuberancia f, saliente m

protuberance [prəˈtjuːb^ərəns] n → protubérance f

protuberance

n (= bulge) → Beule f; (of stomach) → Vorstehen nt; (of eyes) → Vortreten nt

protuberance [prəˈtjuːb/ər/əns] n → protuberanza, sporgenza

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protuberance [prəˈtjuːb/ər/əns] n → protuberanza, sporgenza