Protuberance
11protuberance — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (Freq. 1) the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the… …
12protuberance — A swelling or knoblike outgrowth. A bulging, swelling, or protruding part. SEE ALSO: p.. SYN: protuberantia [TA]. [Mod. L. protuberantia] Bichat p. SYN: buccal fat pad. external occipital p. [TA] a prominence about the cente …
13protuberance — [[t]prətju͟ːbərəns, AM proʊtu͟ːb [/t]] protuberances N COUNT A protuberance is a rounded part that sticks out from the surface of something. [FORMAL] ...a protuberance on the upper jawbone. Syn: lump …
14protuberance — noun 1) a protuberance can cause drag Syn: bump, lump, knob, projection, protrusion, prominence, swelling, eminence, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, jag, snag; ledge, shelf, ridge 2) …
15protuberance — UK [prəˈtjuːb(ə)rəns] / US [proʊˈtub(ə)rəns] noun [countable] Word forms protuberance : singular protuberance plural protuberances formal a part of something that is much further forward than the rest of it …
16protuberance — pro|tu|be|rance [prəˈtju:bərənt US ˈtu: ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: protuberant, from Latin, present participle of protuberare, from tuber swelling ] formal something that sticks out ▪ This dinosaur is recognizable by the protuberance on the… …
17protuberance — n. (in anatomy) a rounded projecting part, e.g. the projecting part of the chin (mental protuberance) …
18Protuberance solaire — Protubérance solaire Photo amateur d une protubérance solaire au coronographe Une protubérance solaire est composée d un plasma relativement froid, de l ordre de 10 000 K (c à d une température du même ordre de grandeur que celle de la… …
19Protubérance annulaire — ● Protubérance annulaire partie moyenne de la face antérieure du tronc cérébral située entre le bulbe rachidien en dessous, et les pédoncules cérébraux au dessus …
20Protubérance solaire — ● Protubérance solaire jet de gaz de structure complexe s échappant de la chromosphère solaire et s élevant dans la couronne …
