PROJECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
   Synonym(s)
   • ejection (what does ejection mean?)
   • expulsion (what does expulsion mean?)
   • forcing out (what does forcing out mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • propulsion (what does propulsion mean?)
   • actuation (what does actuation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • belch (what does belch mean?)
   • belching (what does belching mean?)
   • burp (what does burp mean?)
   • burping (what does burping mean?)
   • eructation (what does eructation mean?)
   • belching (what does belching mean?)
   • coughing up (what does coughing up mean?)
   • spit (what does spit mean?)
   • spitting (what does spitting mean?)
   • expectoration (what does expectoration mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • eject (what does eject mean?)
   • squirt (what does squirt mean?)
   • force out (what does force out mean?)
   • squeeze out (what does squeeze out mean?)
   • eject (what does eject mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • expel (what does expel mean?)
   • eject (what does eject mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • expel (what does expel mean?)
   • eject (what does eject mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of projecting out from something
   Synonym(s)
   • jut (what does jut mean?)
   • jutting (what does jutting mean?)
   • protrusion (what does protrusion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of shape (what does change of shape mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stick out (what does stick out mean?)
   • protrude (what does protrude mean?)
   • jut out (what does jut out mean?)
   • jut (what does jut mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • stick out (what does stick out mean?)
   • protrude (what does protrude mean?)
   • jut out (what does jut out mean?)
   • jut (what does jut mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • stick out (what does stick out mean?)
   • protrude (what does protrude mean?)
   • jut out (what does jut out mean?)
   • jut (what does jut mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any structure that branches out from a central support
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • arm (what does arm mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • limb (what does limb mean?)
   • brim (what does brim mean?)
   • burr (what does burr mean?)
   • cleat (what does cleat mean?)
   • cornice (what does cornice mean?)
   • drip (what does drip mean?)
   • drip mold (what does drip mold mean?)
   • drip mould (what does drip mould mean?)
   • flange (what does flange mean?)
   • rim (what does rim mean?)
   • fluke (what does fluke mean?)
   • flue (what does flue mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • knob (what does knob mean?)
   • boss (what does boss mean?)
   • lobe (what does lobe mean?)
   • lug (what does lug mean?)
   • overhang (what does overhang mean?)
   • prong (what does prong mean?)
   • spike (what does spike mean?)
   • tenon (what does tenon mean?)
   • tooth (what does tooth mean?)
   • tooth (what does tooth mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • representation (what does representation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • map projection (what does map projection mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prediction (what does prediction mean?)
   • anticipation (what does anticipation mean?)
   • prevision (what does prevision mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a planned undertaking
   Synonym(s)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plan (what does plan mean?)
   • program (what does program mean?)
   • programme (what does programme mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • moneymaker (what does moneymaker mean?)
   • money-spinner (what does money-spinner mean?)
   • cash cow (what does cash cow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plan (what does plan mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • contrive (what does contrive mean?)
   • design (what does design mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • visual communication (what does visual communication mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • project (what does project mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
   Synonym(s)
   • acoustic projection (what does acoustic projection mean?)
   • sound projection (what does sound projection mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
   • a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acoustic phenomenon (what does acoustic phenomenon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • project (what does project mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
   Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defense mechanism (what does defense mechanism mean?)
   • defense reaction (what does defense reaction mean?)
   • defence mechanism (what does defence mechanism mean?)
   • defence reaction (what does defence reaction mean?)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defence (what does defence mean?)
10. Meaning
    • any solid convex shape that juts out from something
    Hypernyms(s) projection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • convex shape (what does convex shape mean?)
    • convexity (what does convexity mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • salient (what does salient mean?)
    • jag (what does jag mean?)
    • bulge (what does bulge mean?)
    • bump (what does bump mean?)
    • hump (what does hump mean?)
    • gibbosity (what does gibbosity mean?)
    • gibbousness (what does gibbousness mean?)
    • jut (what does jut mean?)
    • prominence (what does prominence mean?)
    • protuberance (what does protuberance mean?)
    • protrusion (what does protrusion mean?)
    • extrusion (what does extrusion mean?)
    • excrescence (what does excrescence mean?)
    • spur (what does spur mean?)
    • spine (what does spine mean?)
    • tail (what does tail mean?)
    • tail end (what does tail end mean?)
    • tongue (what does tongue mean?)
    • knife (what does knife mean?)