Definition of projection

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Projection (n.) The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image..
Ligule :: Ligule (n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
Piper :: Piper (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines..
Umbonated :: Umbonated (a.) Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss..
Prong :: Prong (n.) A sharp projection, as of an antler..
Personate :: Personate (a.) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon..
Projectment :: Projectment (n.) Design; contrivance; projection.
Perfoliate :: Perfoliate (a.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc..
Papilla :: Papilla (n.) Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillae of the tongue..
Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..
Denticulated :: Denticulated (a.) Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx..
Umbriere :: Umbriere (n.) In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril..
Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc..
Jutty :: "Jutty (n.) A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty..
Prognathism :: Prognathism (n.) Projection of the jaws.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Jut :: Jut (n.) That which projects or juts; a projection.
Overhang :: Overhang (n.) Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc..
Kick :: Kick (n.) The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife..
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