projective
of or relating to projection.
produced, or capable of being produced, by projection.
Psychology. of, relating to, or noting a test or technique for revealing the hidden motives or underlying personality structure of an individual by the use of ambiguous or unstructured test materials, as ink blots, cloud pictures, or cartoons, that encourage spontaneous responses.
Origin of projective
1Other words from projective
- pro·jec·tive·ly, adverb
- pro·jec·tiv·i·ty [proh-jek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌproʊ dʒɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, noun
- non·pro·jec·tive, adjective
- un·pro·jec·tive, adjective
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How to use projective in a sentence
It is called the finite projective plane, and, like the complete graph, it has the maximum chromatic index.
Mathematicians Settle Erdős Coloring Conjecture | Kelsey Houston-Edwards | April 5, 2021 | Quanta Magazineprojective telepathy had only been a crackpot's idea back then.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)Every habit is impulsive, that is projective, urgent, and the habit of knowing is no exception.
Human Nature and Conduct | John DeweyIt has often been said that metric geometry was quantitative, while projective geometry was purely qualitative.
Both of them ignore the projective force of habit and the implication of habits in one another.
Human Nature and Conduct | John Dewey
He was a man, or let us rather say a lad, of unusual projective power.
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British Dictionary definitions for projective
/ (prəˈdʒɛktɪv) /
relating to or concerned with projection: projective geometry
Derived forms of projective
- projectively, adverb
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