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projection
[ pruh-jek-shuhn ]
/ prəˈdʒɛk ʃən /
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Origin of projection
OTHER WORDS FROM projection
pro·jec·tion·al [pruh-jek-shuh-nl], /prəˈdʒɛk ʃə nl/, adjectivenon·pro·jec·tion, nounself-pro·jec·tion, nounWords nearby projection
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British Dictionary definitions for projection
projection
/ (prəˈdʒɛkʃən) /
noun
Derived forms of projection
projectional, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for projection
projection
[ prə-jĕk′shən ]
The image of a geometric figure reproduced on a line, plane, or surface.
A system of intersecting lines, such as the grid of a map, on which part or all of the globe or another spherical surface is represented as a plane surface. See more at azimuthal projection conic projection cylindrical projection.
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