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projection

noun

The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
21
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən

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Definitions

noun

  1. The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

noun

  1. The act of projecting out from something

noun

  1. Any structure that branches out from a central support

noun

  1. The representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

noun

  1. A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

noun

  1. A planned undertaking

noun

  1. The projection of an image from a film onto a screen

noun

  1. The acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

    “Our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection”

noun

  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

noun

  1. Any solid convex shape that juts out from something

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Example Sentences

Our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
A prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice

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