protuberance

American  

[proh-too-ber-uhns, -tyoo-, pruh-] / proʊˈtu bər əns, -ˈtyu-, prə- /

noun

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

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

   Synonyms:

   swelling, protrusion

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Other Word Forms

• nonprotuberance noun
• protuberantial adjective

Etymology

Origin of protuberance

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

After friends and family suggested the protuberance might be a contender for the Guinness World Records, the couple submitted an application for “the world’s heaviest potato,” sat back and waited.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

This so-called larchrymal saber is a bony protuberance just under their eye.

From National Geographic • May 5, 2018

Consisting of four different species in Spain, horseshoe bats may be distinguished from other bats by the horseshoe shape of their leaf-like nose protuberance.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2017

She thought she could see the white protuberance of bone.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan