Definition of protuberant

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Protuberant (a.) Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye..

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Gibbous :: Gibbous (a.) Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon..
Pommel :: Pommel (n.) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
Embossed :: Embossed (a.) Swollen; protuberant.
Tun-bellied :: Tun-bellied (a.) Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied..
Prominent :: Prominent (a.) Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase..
Bunch :: Bunch (v. i.) To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
Protuberance :: 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.
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A protuberant belly; a paunch; -- so called in ridicule.
Protuberous :: Protuberous (a.) Protuberant.
Pot-belly :: Pot-belly (n.) A protuberant belly.
Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.
Belly :: Belly (v. i.) To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge..
Bulge :: Bulge (n.) A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall..
Abdominous :: Abdominous (a.) Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.
Convex :: Convex (a.) Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave..
Blubbery :: Blubbery (a.) Swollen; protuberant.
Boss :: Boss (n.) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood..
Protuberancy :: Protuberancy (n.) The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance; prominence.
Bilge :: Bilge (n.) The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle..
Protuberant :: Protuberant (a.) Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye..
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