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Grammar : Adj
Spell : noun proj-ekt, -ikt; verb pruh-jekt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; verb prəˈdʒɛkt

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Définition of projecting

Origin :
  • c.1400, "a plan, draft, scheme," from Latin proiectum "something thrown forth," noun use of neuter of proiectus, past participle of proicere "stretch out, throw forth," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + combining form of iacere (past participle iactus) "to throw" (see jet (v.)).
  • Meaning "scheme, proposal, mental plan" is from c.1600. Meaning "group of low-rent apartment buildings" first recorded 1935, American English, short for housing project (1932). Related: Projects. Project manager attested from 1913.
  • adj jutting
  • adj sticking out
Example sentences :
  • AND now we had climbed to the summit of the projecting cliff.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • The bare feet, projecting beyond the mattress, still danced on.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • The projecting machine was substantially like the "taking" camera and was so used.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • The roots were worn down and the projecting stones had been removed.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He strode on squarely under the projecting brim of an ancient Panama hat.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • It must have a projecting edge at the front and ends, to receive the clamps.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
  • A projecting piece of wood caught his foot, and he staggered and lost time.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • An operation had been performed, and the projecting bone cut off.
  • Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty
  • Projecting from the surface of the bronze globe was a little silver tower.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • In this case the projecting leg is perpendicular to the roof.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

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