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projection

Noun

is a type of: anticipation, prediction, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
is a type of: visual communication - communication that relies on vision
is a type of: plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

subtypes: cash cow, money-spinner, moneymaker - a project that generates a continuous flow of money

same as: project
is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
subtypes:
- arm, branch, limb - any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- burr - rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
- cleat - a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature
- drip, drip mold, drip mould - (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- flange, rim - a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
- flue, fluke - flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
- head - a projection out from one end
- boss, knob - a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- lobe - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
- lug - a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
- prong - a pointed projection
- spike - a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
- tooth - one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
is a type of: convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
subtypes:
- salient - (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
- jag - a sharp projection on an edge or surface
- bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- acantha, spine, spur - any sharply pointed projection
- tail, tail end - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- knife, tongue - any long thin projection that is transient
- keel - a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
is a type of: acoustic phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound

same as: acoustic projection, sound projection
is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

subtypes: map projection - a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude
is a type of: change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something

same as: jut, jutting, protrusion
is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
subtypes:
- belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
- belching - the forceful expulsion of something from inside
- coughing up - the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
- expectoration, spit, spitting - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
same as: ejection, expulsion, forcing out

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