projection

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A prediction or estimate based on current information.

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

2. 2
   noun

   Something that sticks out from a surface.

   The cliff had narrow projections where birds could nest.

3. 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. 4
   noun

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

   His constant accusations were really a form of projection.

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.

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