protuberance

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

noun

1. the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.

2. a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge.

   Synonyms: swelling, protrusion

Other Word Forms

• protuberantial adjective
• nonprotuberance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of protuberance¹

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

Example Sentences

He had continued spinning on his head despite developing the “protuberance” over 19 years of breakdancing.

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But for those primarily interested in consuming these weird little protuberances, Bone combined her own research with input from foragers, chefs and mycologists to produce a cookbook filled with delicious recipes and enticing photography.

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Snoods are the fingerlike fleshy protuberances that flop over a turkey’s beak.

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For example, why were American women encouraged to torture themselves with cage-like corsets, don yards of cumbersome cloth and carry around a heavy protuberance called a bustle?

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Normally, turkeys top out around 20 pounds, with fleshy wattles that hang down their necks and another protuberance called a snood hanging over the beak.

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