PROTUBERANT


Meaning of PROTUBERANT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: Late Latin protuberant-, protuberans, present participle of protuberare to bulge out

1. : bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface : prominent

a protuberant joint

protuberant eyes

2. : forcing itself into consciousness : obtrusive

one of the most protuberant facts of the history of the past twenty years — Elmer Davis

• pro·tu·ber·ant·ly adverb

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