protrusion

(prō-trū'zhən)
n.

1. 1. The act of protruding.
   2. The state of being protruded.
2. Something that protrudes.

[Latin prōtrūsus, past participle of prōtrūdere, to protrude; see protrude + -ION.]

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noun

A part that protrudes or extends outward: bulge, jut, knob, knot, overhang, projection, protuberance. See convex/concave.

IN BRIEF: Something that sticks out.

The protrusion of the huge rock from the mountain looked like a giant nose.

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Extension beyond the usual limits, or above a plane surface.

(prō-trōō′zhən)
n

The teeth or jaws protrude farther forward than normal.

See words rhyming with "protrusion."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremspring

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitsteeksel, het uitsteken

Français (French)
n. - saillie, avancée, protubérance, en saillie, décollement (oreilles), en galoche (un menton), en avant (des dents)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorstehen, Vorsprung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προεξοχή, προβολή, προεκβολή, έξαρμα

Italiano (Italian)
protrusione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - protrusão (f), protuberância (f)

Русский (Russian)
выступ

Español (Spanish)
n. - protuberancia, prominencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framskjutande, utsprång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推出, 露出, 突出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 推出, 露出, 突出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌출, 비어져 나옴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 突き出すこと, 突出, 突出部, 出っ張り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نتوء, بروز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בליטה, היבלטות, הבלטה‬

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