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pro·tru·sive

 (prō-tro͞o′sĭv, prə-)
adj.
1. Tending to protrude; protruding.
2. Unduly or disagreeably conspicuous; obtrusive.
pro·tru′sive·ly adv.
pro·tru′sive·ness n.
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protrusive

(prəˈtruːsɪv)
adj
1. tending to project or jut outwards
2. a less common word for obtrusive
3. archaic causing propulsion
proˈtrusively adv
proˈtrusiveness n
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pro•tru•sive

(proʊˈtru sɪv, prə-)

adj.
1. projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
2. obtrusive.
3. Archaic. pushing forward; having propulsive force.
pro•tru′sive•ly, adv.
pro•tru′sive•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.protrusive - thrusting outward
bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward
intrusive - thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea"
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This is backed by a study made on asymptomatic persons, on whom electromyography was carried out; the results arrived are that to carry out an opening for speech the average amplitude of 11mm, with protrusive components of 12mm and retrusive ones of 5,7mm, and that deviations and laterality oscillate by 1mm on the average.
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