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protuberance

[ proh-too-ber-uhns, -tyoo-, pruh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge.
Synonyms: swelling, protrusion

First recorded in 1640–50; protuber(ant) + -ance

Zooming in on the mushroom-like protuberances revealed that each one is pockmarked with holes, or nanopores.

From below, it was possible to distinguish upon the upper plateau of the Great Douvre a sort of protuberance.

A hummock is a protuberance raised upon any plane of ice above the common level.

As the protuberance becomes more prominent one half of the spindle passes into it.

Behind the six somites with prominent appendages there are four well-marked somites, each with a small protuberance.

There is a slight protuberance on the caudal lobe, which is possibly the remnant of the cumulus.

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