protrusion
protrusion
Definition
pro·tru·sion (prō tro̵̅o̅′z̸hən, prə-)
noun
- a protruding or being protruded
- a protruding part or thing
Etymology: < L protrusus (see protrusile) + -ion
protrusion
Synonyms
protrusion
n.
protrusion
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- organ: A hernia is the protrusion of an organ ( or part of an organ ) through its containing wall.
- tongue: The largest component of the diet is insects and many feed by a rapid protrusion of a large sticky tongue.
- eye: Protrusion of the eyes, double vision, and loss of vision, sometimes causing blindness can occur.
- eyeball: There is a protrusion of the eyeballs and deformity of the auricles.
Converse of object
- have: The majority of your weight is carried through your pelvic bone which has 2 protrusions immediately below the thigh joints.
- see: Joseph could see the white protrusion of the dead man's face.
- form: An alternative method to create parts or features that have rotational symmetry is to form a protrusion by revolving rather than extruding.
- create: Similarly to create a Protrusion extending to both sides from the sketcher plane the following short cut can be used.
- revolve: Note: A revolved protrusion requires a centerline, which defines the axis of revolution, and a closed sketched section to revolve.
Adjective modifier
- bony: They consist of a body and an arch with seven bony protrusions or processes at the rear.
- sharp: Do check that all sharp protrusions are taped up.
- small: The head should be inclined and the neck arched with three small protrusions on the crown.
- rocky: A few more meters round a rocky protrusion and - I had found the fourth entrance.
- other: Ensure no loose clothes, hair or other protrusions can be entangled by moving parts.
- large: At the junction of the femoral neck and the femoral shaft is a large bony protrusion called the greater trochanter.
Preposition: on
- top: Dome A dome-shaped protrusion on the top of a steam-locomotive boiler.
- side: Several other phases were visible including a series of protrusions on the east side.
Noun used with modifier
- disk: Spinal cord and nerve root compression from degeneration, disk protrusion, or trauma.
- tongue: Surgery improved tongue protrusion and elevation by an average of 9 and 13 mm respectively.
- surface: The variation in z is displayed on a computer screen as a series of gray scales denoting surface protrusions.
Browse dictionary entries near protrusion
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