protrusion
English
Etymology
From French protrusion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun
protrusion (countable and uncountable, plural protrusions)
- (uncountable) The act of protruding.
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- (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
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- (countable) Anything that protrudes.
- Synonym: protuberance
Antonyms
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trewd- (0 c, 27 e)
Translations
the act of protruding
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the state of being protruded
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anything that protrudes
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See also
French
Further reading
- “protrusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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