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Definition of protuberant - 4 dictionary results

pro⋅tu⋅ber⋅ant

  [proh-too-ber-uhnt, -tyoo-, pruh-]
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–adjective
bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
Origin:
1640–50; < LL prōtūberant- (s. of prōtūberāns), prp. of prōtūberāre to swell. See pro- 1 , tuber, -ant

Related forms:
pro⋅tu⋅ber⋅ant⋅ly, adverb
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pro·tu·ber·ant   (prō-tōō'bər-ənt, -tyōō'-, prə-)   
adj.  Swelling outward; bulging.

[Late Latin prōtūberāns, prōtūberant-, present participle of prōtūberāre, to bulge out; see protuberate.]
pro·tu'ber·ant·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·tu·ber·ant
Pronunciation: -b(&-)r&nt
Function: adjective
: bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface : PROMINENT protuberant joint> <protuberant eyes>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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protuberant pro·tu·ber·ant (prō-t&oomacr;'bər-ənt, -ty&oomacr;'-, prə-)
adj.
Swelling outward; bulging.

pro·tu'ber·ant·ly adv.

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