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   Pro·jec·tion

   /prəˈjekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones: "plans based on projections of slow but positive growth" Similar estimateforecastpredictioncalculationprognosisprognosticationreckoningexpectationforecastingestimationcomputationextrapolation
   • 2. the presentation of an image on a surface, especially a movie screen: "quality illustrations for overhead projection"
   • ▪ an image projected on a surface: "the background projections featured humpback whales"
   • ▪ the ability to make a sound, especially the voice, heard at a distance: "I taught him voice projection"
   • 3. the presentation or promotion of someone or something in a particular way: "the legal profession's projection of an image of altruism"
   • ▪ a mental image viewed as reality: "monsters can be understood as mental projections of mankind's fears"
   • ▪ the unconscious transfer of one's own desires or emotions to another person: "we protect the self by a number of defense mechanisms, including repression and projection"
   • 4. a thing that extends outward from something else: "the particle board covered all the sharp projections" Similar protuberanceprotrusionsticking-out bitoverhangledgeshelfridgeprominencespuroutcropoutgrowthjutbulgejagsnagflangeeminence
   • 5. the action of projecting a figure.
   • 6. the representation on a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth or a celestial sphere.
   • ▪ a method for representing part of the surface of the earth or a celestial sphere on a plane surface: "the use of different map projections"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in projection (sense 6)): from Latin projectio(n-), from proicere ‘throw forth’ (see project).

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   an object or part that juts out. See map projection. the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a given plane as it would be seen from a particular direction or in accordance with an accepted set of rules. a scheme or plan. a prediction based on known evidence and observations.

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   Definitions of projection. noun. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting. synonyms: ejection, expulsion, forcing out. see more. noun. the act of projecting out from something. synonyms: jut, jutting, protrusion. see more. noun. any structure that branches out from a central support. see more. noun.

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