English-Thai Dictionary

protuberance

N ส่วน ที่ ยื่น ออกมา  jutting knob suen-ti-yuen-ook-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTUBERANCE

n.[L. protuberans, protubero; pro and tuber, a puff, bunch or knob. ] A swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; any thing swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; on the surface on the earth, a hill, knoll or other elevation. Protuberance differs from projection, being applied to parts that rise from the surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a projection may be at a right angle with the surface.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTUBERANCE

Pro *tu "ber *ance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. protubérance. See Protuberant. ]

 

Defn: That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day. Called also solar prominences. See Illust. in Append.

 

Syn. -- Projection, Protuberance. protuberance differs from projection, being applied to parts that rise from the surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a projection may be at a right angle with the surface.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protuberance

pro tu ber ance |prəˈt (y )o͞ob (ə )rəns, prō -proʊˈt (j )ub (ə )rəns | ▶noun a thing that protrudes from something else: some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads. • the fact or state of protruding: the large size and protuberance of the incisors.

 

Oxford Dictionary

protuberance

protuberance |prəˈtjuːb (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun a thing that protrudes from something else: some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads. • [ mass noun ] the fact or state of protruding: the large size and protuberance of the incisors.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

protuberance

protuberance noun 1 a protuberance can cause drag: bump, lump, knob, projection, protrusion, prominence, swelling, eminence, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, jag, snag; ledge, shelf, ridge. 2 the protuberance of the incisors: sticking out, jutting, projection, obtrusion, prominence; swelling, bulging.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

protuberance

protuberance noun 1 some of the duck-billed dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads: bump, lump, knob, hump, jut, projection, prominence, protrusion, overhang, eminence, ledge, shelf, ridge, swelling, bulge, excrescence, outgrowth, growth, carbuncle; rare tumescence, intumescence, tumefaction. 2 the protuberance of the incisors in the species suggests that they were extremely important: sticking out, jutting, projection, projecting, obtrusion, obtruding, prominence, protrusion; swelling, bulging; rare tumescence, tumefaction.

 

French Dictionary

protubérance

protubérance n. f. nom féminin Saillie. SYNONYME proéminence . ANTONYME cavité . Note Orthographique protubér an ce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

protuberance

pro tu ber ance /prət j úːb (ə )r (ə )ns, proʊ -/名詞 C ｟かたく ｠突出 [隆起 ]部 ; U 突出, 隆起 .