Projection - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈdʒekʃn|  American pronunciation of the word projection
Brit.  |prəˈdʒekʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word projection

noun

- a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
- the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
- a planned undertaking (syn: project)
- any structure that branches out from a central support
- any solid convex shape that juts out from something
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
- the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice
- the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
- the act of projecting out from something (syn: jut, protrusion)
- the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (syn: ejection, expulsion)

Extra examples

He gave a projection of future expenses.

Those projections along the wall are safety hazards.

He declined to make projections about fourth quarter earnings.

Early projections show a three point lead for the Socialists.

The Devil is a projection of our fears and insecurities.

Word forms

noun
singular: projection
plural: projections
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