Protrusion
noun
Something that sticks out from a surface.
There was a small protrusion on the wall where a nail had once been.
Often appears as...
- visible protrusion
- small protrusion
noun
The act of sticking out or the condition of being thrust forward.
The doctor was concerned about the protrusion of the patient's disk.
Often appears as...
- disk protrusion
- protrusion of the spine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Something that sticks out from a surface.
There was a small protrusion on the wall where a nail had once been.
Often appears as...
- visible protrusion
- small protrusion
noun
The act of sticking out or the condition of being thrust forward.
The doctor was concerned about the protrusion of the patient's disk.
Often appears as...
- disk protrusion
- protrusion of the spine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'protrusion' when describing objects physically sticking out.
A noticeable protrusion on the door was caused by a faulty hinge.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Term
'Protrusion' is neutral and doesn't imply good or bad, just observation.
Careful of the protrusion on the sidewalk—it might trip someone.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
A protrusion might be large or small but can usually be seen or felt.
The carpet had a slight protrusion where the floor was uneven.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'protrusion' when describing objects physically sticking out.
A noticeable protrusion on the door was caused by a faulty hinge.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Term
'Protrusion' is neutral and doesn't imply good or bad, just observation.
Careful of the protrusion on the sidewalk—it might trip someone.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
A protrusion might be large or small but can usually be seen or felt.
The carpet had a slight protrusion where the floor was uneven.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Use 'protrusion' when describing objects physically sticking out.
A noticeable protrusion on the door was caused by a faulty hinge.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Term
'Protrusion' is neutral and doesn't imply good or bad, just observation.
Careful of the protrusion on the sidewalk—it might trip someone.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
A protrusion might be large or small but can usually be seen or felt.
The carpet had a slight protrusion where the floor was uneven.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
know about the purpose of the ossicones which is the actual official word for the protrusions on top of a giraffe's head we don't call them horns because although they are solid bone just like horns giraffe are born with offset cones and I'm just gonna make life a little bit easier for Craig here I'm gonna
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Damon Horowitz calls for...
There are truths about two. If you've got two of something, you add two more, you get four. That's true no matter what thing you're talking about. It's an objective truth about the form of two, the abstract form. When you have two of anything -- two eyes, two ears, two noses, just two protrusions --
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Why do fingers become...
In these cases, the divides, the regions between the river segments, are disconnected from one another and diverge away from one another uphill. But river networks look fundamentally different on convex promontories or protrusions. Here, the river channels are disconnected from one another
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We need a "moral...
about it's an objective truth about the form of two the abstract form we have two of anything two eyes two ears two noses just two protrusions those will partake of the form of two they all participate in the truths the two has they'll have tunas in them and therefore
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Mars Up Close, Part 3:...
the bottom middle of this picture, you see a little pebble and behind it is a protrusion going back under the sand into the rock outcrop, or into the rock face. The little pebble and then this protrusion. That pebble protected all that rock behind it
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Hogzilla PIPE National...
the size of cows and many had long horn like protrusions on their heads over time they evolved into the smaller wild boars that still roam forests around the world they may be smaller but today's wild hogs carry an arsenal of weapons
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Why does your voice...
and then to deeper, more booming voices, and laryngeal protrusions called Adam’s apples. Another vocal development during puberty occurs when the homogenous tissue covering the folds specializes into three distinct functional
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The Blockhead PIPE Humanly...
see on the right there's a pink structure that's your septum and it's somewhat getting caught up on that spur on the septum that little protrusion I'm gonna advance the endoscope a little further back there's this bulging
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Why can't some birds...
become dense. Their sturdy feathers turn to fluff. Their wings shrink, and in some cases disappear entirely. And the keel-like protrusion on their sternums, where the flight muscles attach, shrinks or disappears,
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Why are Ferrets So...
back until their spine is stretched out this flexibility in their spine is due to a unique set of back vertebrae in other animals protrusions known as processes on each segment of the spine
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
know about the purpose of the ossicones which is the actual official word for the protrusions on top of a giraffe's head we don't call them horns because although they are solid bone just like horns giraffe are born with offset cones and I'm just gonna make life a little bit easier for Craig here I'm gonna
Video examples
Damon Horowitz calls for...
There are truths about two. If you've got two of something, you add two more, you get four. That's true no matter what thing you're talking about. It's an objective truth about the form of two, the abstract form. When you have two of anything -- two eyes, two ears, two noses, just two protrusions --
Video examples
Why do fingers become...
In these cases, the divides, the regions between the river segments, are disconnected from one another and diverge away from one another uphill. But river networks look fundamentally different on convex promontories or protrusions. Here, the river channels are disconnected from one another
Video examples
We need a "moral...
about it's an objective truth about the form of two the abstract form we have two of anything two eyes two ears two noses just two protrusions those will partake of the form of two they all participate in the truths the two has they'll have tunas in them and therefore
Video examples
Mars Up Close, Part 3:...
the bottom middle of this picture, you see a little pebble and behind it is a protrusion going back under the sand into the rock outcrop, or into the rock face. The little pebble and then this protrusion. That pebble protected all that rock behind it
Video examples
Hogzilla PIPE National...
the size of cows and many had long horn like protrusions on their heads over time they evolved into the smaller wild boars that still roam forests around the world they may be smaller but today's wild hogs carry an arsenal of weapons
Video examples
Why does your voice...
and then to deeper, more booming voices, and laryngeal protrusions called Adam’s apples. Another vocal development during puberty occurs when the homogenous tissue covering the folds specializes into three distinct functional
Video examples
The Blockhead PIPE Humanly...
see on the right there's a pink structure that's your septum and it's somewhat getting caught up on that spur on the septum that little protrusion I'm gonna advance the endoscope a little further back there's this bulging
Video examples
Why can't some birds...
become dense. Their sturdy feathers turn to fluff. Their wings shrink, and in some cases disappear entirely. And the keel-like protrusion on their sternums, where the flight muscles attach, shrinks or disappears,
Video examples
Why are Ferrets So...
back until their spine is stretched out this flexibility in their spine is due to a unique set of back vertebrae in other animals protrusions known as processes on each segment of the spine
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