protuberant

(prō-tū'bər-ənt, -tyū'-, prə-)
adj.
Swelling outward; bulging.

[Late Latin prōtūberāns, prōtūberant-, present participle of prōtūberāre, to bulge out. See protuberate.]

protuberantly pro·tu'ber·ant·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Bulging beyond the surrounding area.

There was one brick that was too protuberant compared with the rest of the bricks in the wall.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremstående, udstående

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstekend, iets dat uitsteekt (uit de omgeving)

Français (French)
adj. - protubérant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorstehend, hervortretend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξογκωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
protuberante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - protuberante

Русский (Russian)
выпуклый, выдающийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - protuberante, saliente, prominente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utstående, utbuktande, framskjutande, påfallande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
突起的, 显著的, 凸出的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 突起的, 顯著的, 凸出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 돌출[돌기]한, 불룩 솟은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 突出した, 盛り上がった, 隆起した, 顕著な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بارز, متورم, منتفخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בולט‬

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