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projection#1 (projection%1:09:01::)
(a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations)
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sister term
(3)
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projection#2 (projection%1:10:00::)
(the projection of an image from a film onto a screen)
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project#2 (project%1:09:00::)
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projection#3 (projection%1:09:00::)
(a planned undertaking)
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projection#4 (projection%1:06:00::)
(any structure that branches out from a central support)
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full hyponym
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arm#2 (arm%1:06:03::)
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branch#6 (branch%1:06:00::)
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limb#6 (limb%1:06:00::)
(any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm)
"the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
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brim#2 (brim%1:06:00::)
(a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)
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bill#9 (bill%1:06:00::)
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peak#7 (peak%1:06:00::)
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eyeshade#1 (eyeshade%1:06:00::)
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visor#2 (visor%1:06:00::)
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vizor#2 (vizor%1:06:00::)
(a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes)
"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
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snap brim#1 (snap_brim%1:06:00::)
(a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides)
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burr#2 (burr%1:06:00::)
(rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting)
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cleat#1 (cleat%1:06:02::)
(a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping)
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calk#1 (calk%1:06:00::)
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calkin#1 (calkin%1:06:00::)
(a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping)
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cornice#3 (cornice%1:06:00::)
(the topmost projecting part of an entablature)
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drip#3 (drip%1:06:00::)
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drip mold#1 (drip_mold%1:06:00::)
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drip mould#1 (drip_mould%1:06:00::)
((architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway))
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dripstone#2 (dripstone%1:06:00::)
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hoodmold#1 (hoodmold%1:06:00::)
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hoodmould#1 (hoodmould%1:06:00::)
(a protective drip that is made of stone)
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flange#1 (flange%1:06:00::)
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rim#4 (rim%1:06:01::)
(a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object)
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fluke#3 (fluke%1:06:00::)
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flue#1 (flue%1:06:02::)
(flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor)
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head#31 (head%1:06:00::)
(a projection out from one end)
"the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
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pinhead#2 (pinhead%1:06:00::)
(the head of a pin)
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knob#1 (knob%1:06:01::)
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boss#5 (boss%1:06:00::)
(a circular rounded projection or protuberance)
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knobble#1 (knobble%1:06:00::)
(a small knob)
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nailhead#2 (nailhead%1:06:00::)
(flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point)
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lobe#4 (lobe%1:06:00::)
(a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure)
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lug#3 (lug%1:06:00::)
(a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something)
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overhang#1 (overhang%1:06:00::)
(projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else)
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eaves#1 (eaves%1:06:00::)
(the overhang at the lower edge of a roof)
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fantail#1 (fantail%1:06:00::)
(an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship)
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prong#1 (prong%1:06:00::)
(a pointed projection)
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tine#1 (tine%1:06:00::)
(prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler)
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spike#8 (spike%1:06:04::)
(a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur))
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tenon#1 (tenon%1:06:00::)
(a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint)
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tooth#2 (tooth%1:06:01::)
(something resembling the tooth of an animal)
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cog#2 (cog%1:06:00::)
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sprocket#3 (sprocket%1:06:01::)
(tooth on the rim of gear wheel)
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tooth#5 (tooth%1:06:02::)
(one of a number of uniform projections on a gear)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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projection#5 (projection%1:25:00::)
(any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
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projection#6 (projection%1:22:00::)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else)
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projection#7 (projection%1:19:00::)
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acoustic projection#1 (acoustic_projection%1:19:00::)
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sound projection#1 (sound_projection%1:19:00::)
(the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality)
"our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"
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projection#8 (projection%1:06:01::)
(the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction)
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protrusion#2 (protrusion%1:04:00::)
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projection#9 (projection%1:04:02::)
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jut#2 (jut%1:04:00::)
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jutting#1 (jutting%1:04:00::)
(the act of projecting out from something)
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expulsion#3 (expulsion%1:04:00::)
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projection#10 (projection%1:04:00::)
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ejection#1 (ejection%1:04:01::)
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forcing out#1 (forcing_out%1:04:00::)
(the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)