protrusion
pronunciation
How to pronounce protrusion in British English:
UK [prəˈtru:ʒn]
How to pronounce protrusion in American English:
US [proʊˈtruʒn]
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- Noun:
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
- the act of projecting out from something
Word Origin
- protrusion (n.)
- 1640s, from French protrusion, noun of action from past participle stem of Latin protrudere "to push out" (see protrude), or from a similar formation in English.