Protuberance Definition

prō-to͝obər-əns, -tyo͝o-, prə-
protuberances
noun
protuberances
The condition or fact of being protuberant.
Webster's New World
A part or thing that protrudes; projection; bulge; swelling.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Protuberance

Noun

Singular:
protuberance
Plural:
protuberances

Origin of Protuberance

  • From Latin prōtubÄ“rantia (“bulge; protuberance"), from prō + tÅ«ber (“swelling; protuberance") + -antia (“-ance").

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Protuberance Sentence Examples

  • The skull oval from ear to ear, showing plenty of brain room, and with a well-defined occipital protuberance.

  • This wedge shaped flat topped protuberance is 600 meters up a cliff face overlooking a fjord.

  • The second thoracic ring is humped, and there is a spine-like horn or protuberance at the tail.

  • The flipper is short, broad, and truncated, and the dorsal fin a mere low protuberance.

  • After the entrance of the pollengrain the pollen-chamber becomes roofed over by a blunt protuberance of nucellar tissue.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

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ECENCE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With P12 Letter Words Ending With E