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- DictionaryPro·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"
- 2. the presentation of an image on a surface, especially a movie screen: "quality illustrations for overhead projection"
Projection has various meanings, but what they all have in common is that something is sent out or forward. A movie is projected onto a screen; a skilled actress projects her voice out into a large theater without seeming to shout; and something sticking out from a wall can be called a projection.
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.
PROJECTION definition: 1. a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
PROJECTION meaning: 1. a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
When you push something away from a central structure, that's called projection. If you predict that the Jets will win tomorrow's game, that's a projection, too — you're pushing your mind away from the present and into the future.
[uncountable, countable] the act of putting an image of something onto a surface; an image that is shown in this way. the projection of three-dimensional images on a computer screen. laser projections. of solid shape. [countable] (specialist) a solid shape or object as represented on a flat surface. map projections. something that sticks out.
PROJECTION meaning: 1 : an estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now; 2 : something that sticks out from a surface
Projection Definition. A projecting or being projected. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface. Something that projects, or juts out. A plan for an anticipated course of action. A prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations; extrapolation.
calculation of some future thing: They fell short of their projection for the rate of growth. the act of communicating distinctly and forcefully to an audience. Psychology .
projection. noun. /prəˈdʒɛkʃn/ estimate. [countable] an estimate or a statement of what figures, amounts, or events will be in the future, or what they were in the past, based on what is happening now to make forward/backward projections of population figures Sales have exceeded our projections.