Definition of protuberance

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Protuberance (n.) That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.

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Knot :: Knot (n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance..
Inion :: Inion (n.) The external occipital protuberance of the skull.
Bunch :: Bunch (v. i.) To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
Heel :: Heel (n.) Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Belly :: Belly (n.) The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship..
Knap :: Knap (n.) A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising ground; a summit. See Knob, and Knop..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work..
Mammillary :: Mammillary (a.) Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances..
Buttock :: Buttock (n.) The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump..
Mammillated :: Mammillated (a.) Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae..
Mamelon :: Mamelon (n.) A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
Humpy :: Humpy (a.) Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.
Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing..
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Protuberancy :: Protuberancy (n.) The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance; prominence.
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
Bud :: Bud (n.) A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower..
Hub :: Hub (n.) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby..
Biventral :: Biventral (a.) Having two bellies or protuberances; as, a biventral, or digastric, muscle, or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum..
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