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protrusion (n.)

"action of protruding; state of sticking out," 1640s, from French protrusion, noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin protrudere "to push out" (see protrude), or else a similar formation in English. Meaning "that which stands out beyond something adjacent" is by 1704.

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protrude (v.)

1610s, "to thrust forward or onward, to drive along;" 1640s, "to cause to stick out," from Latin protrudere "thrust forward; push out," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + trudere "to thrust, push" (from PIE *treud- "to press, push, squeeze;" see threat). Intransitive meaning "jut out, bulge forth" recorded from 1620s. Related: Protruded; protruding.

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Definitions of protrusion

protrusion (n.)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings;
Synonyms: bulge / bump / hump / swelling / gibbosity / gibbousness / jut / prominence / protuberance / extrusion / excrescence
protrusion (n.)
the act of projecting out from something;
Synonyms: projection / jut / jutting
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near protrusion

protract

protraction

protractive

protractor

protrude

protrusion

protuberance

protuberant

protuberate

proud

proudly

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