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Synonyms for protuberance

Grammar : Noun
Spell : proh-too-ber-uhns, -tyoo-, pruh-
Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈtu bər əns, -ˈtyu-, prə-

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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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