PROTRUSION


Meaning of PROTRUSION in English

/proh trooh"zheuhn, preuh-/ , n.

1. the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.

2. something that protrudes or projects.

[ 1640-50; protrus ( us ) (ptp. of protrudere to PROTRUDE) + -ION ]

Syn. 2. jut, projection, bulge, protuberance.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .