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noun
1.
the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
2.
a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge.
Related forms
non·pro·tu·ber·ance, noun
Synonyms
2. protrusion, swelling.
2. protrusion, swelling.
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Protuberance
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- He trained his ever-present field magnifier on the bug's back, which sprouted a cadmium-yellow horn-shaped protuberance.
- The shortest sympathetic string is raised by a protuberance on the bridge so that it can be struck in isolation.
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Word Origin & History
protuberance
1646, from L.L. protuberantem (nom. protuberans), prp. of protuberare "to swell, bulge, grow forth," from L. pro- "forward" + tuber "lump, swelling" (see tuber).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
protuberance pro·tu·ber·ance (prō-t&oomacr;'bər-əns, -ty&oomacr;'-, prə-)
n.
Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes.
The condition of being protuberant.
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