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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : proh-too-ber-uhns, -tyoo-, pruh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈtu bər əns, -ˈtyu-, prə- |
Definition of protuberance
Origin :- 1640s, from Late Latin protuberantem (nominative protuberans), present participle of protuberare "to swell, bulge, grow forth," from Latin pro- "forward" (see pro-) + tuber "lump, swelling" (see tuber).
- noun lump, outgrowth
- Folioles: leaf-like processes from a margin or protuberance.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Caruncle: a soft, naked, fleshy excrescence or protuberance.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- You have, on the side of your temple, a protuberance, which I have noticed in the crania of inventors.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
- The word means knob or protuberance, especially that in the center of a shield.
- Extract from : « Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott
- The hump in front, he says, was derived from the protuberance of the heavy cuirass.
- Extract from : « The Heritage of Dress » by Wilfred Mark Webb
- He had a protuberance on the back of his neck, and to my astonishment he 'yodeled' like a Tyrolese.
- Extract from : « Legends » by August Strindberg
- How great was my astonishment when I noticed a protuberance on his neck!
- Extract from : « Legends » by August Strindberg
- He becomes intoxicated by the protuberance of his own pomposity.
- Extract from : « The Nurserymatograph » by A Lawyer
- Sculpture is quite simply the art of depression and protuberance.
- Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
- In consequence of its development, there arises a protuberance on the skull.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
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