protuberancenoun [ C ]
uk/prəˈtʃuː.bər.əns/us/prəˈtuː.bər.əns/formalsomething that sticks out from a surface:
If the plant has been infected you will see dark protuberances along the stems.
specialized medical a projection or swelling on a part of the body such as the chin or the eyebrow:
Bunions are bony protuberances that stick out on either side of the foot.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Protruding and sticking out
- bristle
- bulbous
- bulge
- jut
- ledge
- male
- outcrop
- overhang
- peek
- poke
- project
- projection
- protrude
- protrusion
- protuberant
- proud
- stick
- stick (sth) out
- stick out
- stick up
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