Noun
protrusion -
the act of projecting out from something
projection ,
jut ,
jutting
change of shape an action that changes the shape of something
protrusion -
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge" ; "the hump of a camel" ; "he stood on the rocky prominence" ; "the occipital protuberance was well developed" ; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
bulge ,
bump ,
hump ,
swelling ,
gibbosity ,
gibbousness ,
jut ,
prominence ,
protuberance ,
extrusion ,
excrescence
projection any structure that branches out from a central support
frontal eminence either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
caput a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
mogul a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
nubble ,
nub a small piece; "a nub of coal" ; "a stub of a pencil"
snag a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
