protrusion
noun/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/
Etymology From French protrusion.
1
The act of protruding.
- The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 235:
2
The state of being protruded.
- A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.
3
Anything that protrudes.
- Antonyms
- indentation
- Derived terms
- microprotrusion, nanoprotrusion, protrusional
- Related terms
- protuberance, hernia