projection

projection
projection [prō jek′shən, prəjek′shən]
n.
[MFr < L projectio]
1. a projecting or being projected
2. something that projects, or juts out
3. something that is projected; specif., in map making, the representation on a plane of the earth's surface (or the celestial sphere) or of a part thereof
4. a prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations; extrapolation
5. Psychiatry the unconscious act or process of ascribing to others one's own ideas, impulses, or emotions, esp. when they are considered undesirable or cause anxiety
6. Photog. the process of projecting an image, as from a transparent slide, upon a screen, etc.
projectional
adj.
SYN.- PROJECTION implies a jutting out abruptly beyond the rest of the surface [the projection of the eaves beyond the sides of a house ]; PROTRUSION suggests a thrusting or pushing out that is of an abnormal or disfiguring nature [protrusion of the eyeballs ]; PROTUBERANCE suggests a swelling out, usually in rounded form [the tumor on his arm formed a protuberance; BULGE suggests an outward swelling of a kind that may result from internal pressure [the bulge in the can resulted from the fermentation of its contents ]

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