Protrusion Definition

prō-tro͝ozhən
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noun
protrusions
A protruding or being protruded.
Webster's New World
The act of protruding.
American Heritage
A protruding part or thing.
Webster's New World
The state of being protruded.
American Heritage
Something that protrudes.
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Other Word Forms of Protrusion

Noun

Singular:
protrusion
Plural:
protrusions

Origin of Protrusion

  • Latin prōtrūsus past participle of prōtrūdere to protrude protrude –ion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Protrusion Sentence Examples

  • When the edges of the mantle ventral to the inhalant orifice are united, an anterior aperture is left for the protrusion of the foot, and thus there are three pallial apertures altogether, and species in this condition are called " Tripora."

  • In the Southern Uplands, owing to the greater softness and uniformity of texture of the rocks, rock-tarns are comparatively infrequent, except in Galloway, where the protrusion of granite and its associated metamorphism have reproduced Highland conditions of rock-structure.

  • Mantle with two posterior appendages; ctenidium large and capable of protrusion from pallial cavity.

  • The mechanism of protrusion in the Cyclostomata is a subject which requires further examination.

  • Thus in the Phylactolaemata the contraction of the muscular body-wall exerts a pressure on the fluid of the body-cavity and is the cause of the protrusion of the polypide.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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