单词 | projection |
释义 | projection (once / 1050 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n 6n When you push something away from a central structure, that's called projection. If you predict that the Jets will win tomorrow's game, that's a projection, too — you're pushing your mind away from the present and into the future. The Jets and projection actually have a common linguistic ancestor. Both the ject in projection and the word jet come from the Latin root jactus, which means "throw." A jet plane throws itself — or projects itself — away from a central structure (the Earth) and into the air. WORD FAMILYprojection: projections+/project: projected, projecting, projection, projector, projects/projectionist: projectionists/projector: projectionist, projectors USAGE EXAMPLESIf those projections prove true, 2016 would mark the seventh consecutive year of rising automotive sales. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) It was not just a lie, it was a masterpiece of projection. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Historic buildings across the city will become backdrops for projections illustrating the history of Hull. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting Syn|Hypo|Hyper ejection, expulsion, forcing out belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth belchingthe forceful expulsion of something from inside coughing upthe act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing expectoration, spit, spittingthe act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomitingthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth ruminationregurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding haematemesis, hematemesisvomiting blood hyperemesissevere and excessive vomiting actuation, propulsion the act of propelling 2n the act of projecting out from something Syn|Hyper jut, jutting, protrusion change of shape an action that changes the shape of something 3n any structure that branches out from a central support Hypo|Hyper arm, branch, limb any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm brima circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat burrrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting cleata metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping cornicethe 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, rima projection used for strength or for attaching to another object flue, flukeflat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor heada projection out from one end boss, knoba circular rounded projection or protuberance lobea rounded projection that is part of a larger structure luga projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something overhangprojection that extends beyond or hangs over something else pronga pointed projection spikea sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) tenona projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint toothsomething resembling the tooth of an animal toothone of a number of uniform projections on a gear bill, eyeshade, peak, visor, vizora brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes calk, calkina metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping cog, sprockettooth on the rim of gear wheel dripstone, hoodmold, hoodmoulda protective drip that is made of stone eavesthe overhang at the lower edge of a roof fantailan overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship knobblea small knob nailheadflattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point pinheadthe head of a pin snap brima brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides tineprong on a fork or pitchfork or antler construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 4n any solid convex shape that juts out from something 2Hypo|Hyper salient (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy jaga sharp projection on an edge or surface bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swellingsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings acantha, spine, spurany sharply pointed projection tail, tail endany projection that resembles the tail of an animal knife, tongueany long thin projection that is transient keela projection or ridge that suggests a keel frontal eminenceeither prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit occipital protuberanceprominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone bellya part that bulges deeply caputa headlike protuberance on an organ or structure mogula bump on a ski slope nub, nubblea small lump or protuberance snaga sharp protuberance wartany small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) convex shape, convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward n a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations 3Hyper anticipation, prediction, prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) 1n the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction Hypo|Hyper map projection a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude conformal projection, orthomorphic projectiona map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape conic projection, conical projectiona map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles equal-area map projection, equal-area projectiona map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe Mercator projection, Mercator's projectiona map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator representation a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something 2n the projection of an image from a film onto a screen 4Hyper visual communication communication that relies on vision n a planned undertaking 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper project cash cow, money-spinner, moneymaker a project that generates a continuous flow of money plan, program, programme a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else 6Hyper defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires n the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice Syn|Hyper acoustic projection, sound projection acoustic phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound |
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