protrusion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of protruding.

   The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being protruded.

   A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of projecting out from something

4. 4
   noun

   something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

5. 5
   noun

   Anything that protrudes.

Etymology

From French protrusion.