n. (pl. -ies) 1 a point of high land jutting out into the sea etc.; a headland. 2 Anat. a prominence or protuberance in the body.
[ med.L promontorium alt. (after mons montis mountain) f. L promunturium (perh. f. PRO-(1), mons) ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a point of high land jutting out into the sea etc.; a headland. 2 Anat. a prominence or protuberance in the body.
[ med.L promontorium alt. (after mons montis mountain) f. L promunturium (perh. f. PRO-(1), mons) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012