projection

Noun
  1. A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations (synset 105783290)
    is a type of: anticipation, prediction, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  2. The projection of an image from a film onto a screen (synset 106900649)
    is a type of: visual communication - communication that relies on vision
  3. A planned undertaking (synset 105919047)
    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
  4. Any structure that branches out from a central support (synset 104015323)
    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
  5. Any solid convex shape that juts out from something (synset 113942718)
    is a type of: convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
    subtypes:
  6. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else (synset 113563001)
    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
  7. The acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality (synset 111532764)
    "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"
    is a type of: acoustic phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
    same as: acoustic projection, sound projection
  8. The representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction (synset 104015758)
    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
  9. The act of projecting out from something (synset 100407911)
    is a type of: change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something
    same as: jut, jutting, protrusion
  10. The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (synset 100117507)
    is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
    subtypes:
    same as: ejection, expulsion, forcing out

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