Protuberance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prəʊˈtuːbərəns|
Brit.
|prəˈtjuːb(ə)r(ə)ns|
noun
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (syn: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, swelling)
the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging outthe protuberance of his belly
Extra examples
...the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown...
This dinosaur is recognizable by the protuberance on the top of its head.
Word forms
noun
singular: protuberance
plural: protuberances
singular: protuberance
plural: protuberances
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