/ prəˈtjuːbərənt; NAmE proʊˈtuː-/ adjective
( formal ) curving or swelling out from a surface
SYN bulging :
protuberant eyes
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from late Latin protuberant- swelling out, from the verb protuberare , from pro- forward, out + tuber bump.