Also called map projection .Cartography. a systematic construction of lines drawn on a plane surface representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the earth or celestial sphere.
Photography.
the act of reproducing on a surface, by optical means, a remote image on a film, slide, etc.
an image so reproduced.
the act of visualizing and regarding an idea or the like as an objective reality.
something that is so visualized and regarded.
calculation of some future thing: They fell short of their projection for the rate of growth.
the act of communicating distinctly and forcefully to an audience.
Psychology.
the tendency to ascribe to another person feelings, thoughts, or attitudes present in oneself, or to regard external reality as embodying such feelings, thoughts, etc., in some way.
Psychoanalysis.such an ascription relieving the ego of a sense of guilt or other intolerable feeling.
the act of planning or scheming.
Alchemy. the casting of the powder of philosophers' stone upon metal in fusion, to transmute it into gold or silver.
Origin of projection
First recorded in 1470–80; from Latin prōjectiōn- (stem of prōjectiō ) “a throwing forward”; see project, -ion
Most of the scenarios we offered surrounding the November election didn’t cause them to budge substantially from their existing projections.
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But, because of the uncertainty involved in basing projections on historical trends, we constructed additional scenarios with slower or faster growth of education and family planning access.
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The shift is expected to put women in charge of about $30 trillion of assets by 2030, roughly a $20 trillion increase from 2016, according to projections from McKinsey, the consulting firm.
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I sat there in the projection booth and thought, “Oh my god, you could tell a story this way?”
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Although it is being called a hologram, it was actually a 2-D projection.
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And the projection for future results was less strong than investor had expected.
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What interested me even more than the headlines was his little riff on the projection of American hegemony.
You will conceive your perception of the table as a sort of projection of your mind comfortably enfolding the table within itself.
Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World|Warren Hilton
British Dictionary definitions for projection
projection
/ (prəˈdʒɛkʃən) /
noun
the act of projecting or the state of being projected
an object or part that juts out
See map projection
the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a given plane as it would be seen from a particular direction or in accordance with an accepted set of rules
a scheme or plan
a prediction based on known evidence and observations
the process of showing film on a screen
the image or images shown
psychol
the belief, esp in children, that others share one's subjective mental life
the process of projecting one's own hidden desires and impulsesSee also defence mechanism
the mixing by alchemists of powdered philosopher's stone with molten base metals in order to transmute them into gold
The act of projecting or the condition of being projected.
The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others.
The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.
The localization of visual impressions to a point in space relative to the person who is doing the viewing: straight ahead, right, left, above, or below.
Any of the systems of nerve fibers by which a group of nerve cells discharges its nerve impulses to one or more other cell groups.
The image of a geometric figure reproduced on a line, plane, or surface.
A system of intersecting lines, such as the grid of a map, on which part or all of the globe or another spherical surface is represented as a plane surface. See more at azimuthal projectionconic projectioncylindrical projection.