projection

B2 Topic:Psychology & Behavior

US /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14001

Meanings

1

noun
A prediction or estimate based on current information.

The company's sales projections for next year look promising.
2

noun
Something that sticks out from a surface.

The cliff had narrow projections where birds could nest.
3

noun
The act of showing an image or film on a screen.

The projection of the movie was delayed by a technical fault.
4

noun
In psychology, blaming others for feelings or faults that are really your own.

His constant accusations were really a form of projection.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a prediction or estimate... forecast

2 noun · something that sticks out... protuberance protrusion

Word family

Forms projections

Derived forms astroprojectionautoprojectionbackprojectiondeprojectioneigenprojectionholoprojectionmicroprojectionmisprojectionnonprojectionoverprojectionprojectionismprojectionist

Related forms projectprojectableprojectiveprojectmentprojectomeprojectorprojecture

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Phrases (2)

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conic projection
a method of making a flat map by projecting the globe onto a cone

Adjective + noun
conical projection
a map-making method that projects the globe onto a cone

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione.

*per- Proto-Indo-European projection Middle French prōiectiō Latin

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# projection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14001

## Meanings
1. A prediction or estimate based on current information.
2. Something that sticks out from a surface.
3. The act of showing an image or film on a screen.
4. In psychology, blaming others for feelings or faults that are really your own.

## Examples
- The company's sales projections for next year look promising.
- The cliff had narrow projections where birds could nest.
- The projection of the movie was delayed by a technical fault.
- His constant accusations were really a form of projection.

## Derived Forms
- astroprojection
- autoprojection
- backprojection
- deprojection
- eigenprojection
- holoprojection
- microprojection
- misprojection
- nonprojection
- overprojection
- projectionism
- projectionist

## Related Forms
- project
- projectable
- projective
- projectment
- projectome
- projector
- projecture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: projection
- Root: prōiectiō

## Etymology
From either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione.

## AI Etymology
Projection comes from either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione. In present-day English it covers a prediction or estimate based on current information, something that sticks out from a surface, and the act of showing an image or film on a screen. The wider family includes derived forms such as astroprojection, autoprojection, backprojection, deprojection, eigenprojection and related forms such as project, projectable, projective, projectment.

## Topics
- Psychology & Behavior
- Film & Television
- Abstract Ideas

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