projection
Other forms: projections
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.
The Jets and projection actually have a common linguistic ancestor. Both the ject in projection and the word jet come from the Latin root jactus, which means "throw." A jet plane throws itself — or projects itself — away from a central structure (the Earth) and into the air.
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the act of expelling or projecting or ejectingsynonyms: ejection, expulsion, forcing outtypes:belch, belching, burp, burping, eructationa reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouthbelchingthe forceful expulsion of something from insidecoughing upthe act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughingdisgorgement, emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomitingthe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouthruminationregurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feedinghyperemesissevere and excessive vomitingtype of:
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the act of projecting out from somethingsynonyms: jut, jutting, protrusiontype of:change of shapean action that changes the shape of something
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any structure that branches out from a central supporttypes:brima circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hatburrrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cuttingcleata metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slippingcornicethe topmost projecting part of an entablaturedrip, drip mold, drip mould(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)heada projection out from one endlobea rounded projection that is part of a larger structureluga projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn somethingoverhangprojection that extends beyond or hangs over something elsepronga pointed projectionspikea sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)tenona projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise jointtoothsomething resembling the tooth of an animaltoothone of a number of uniform projections on a geareavesthe overhang at the lower edge of a rooffantailan overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a shipknobblea small knobnailheadflattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the pointpinheadthe head of a pinsnap brima brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sidestineprong on a fork or pitchfork or antlertype of:
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any solid convex shape that juts out from somethingtypes:salient(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemyjaga sharp projection on an edge or surfacebulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swellingsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundingskeela projection or ridge that suggests a keelfrontal eminenceeither prominence of the frontal bone above each orbitoccipital protuberanceprominence on the outer surface of the occipital bonebellya part that bulges deeplycaputa headlike protuberance on an organ or structuremogula bump on a ski slopesnaga sharp protuberancewartany small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)type of:
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a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
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the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular directiontypes:map projectiona projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitudeconformal projection, orthomorphic projectiona map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shapeconic projection, conical projectiona map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's polesequal-area map projection, equal-area projectiona map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globeMercator projection, Mercator's projectiona map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equatortype of:representationa creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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the projection of an image from a film onto a screentype of:visual communicationcommunication that relies on vision
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a planned undertakingsynonyms: project
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone elsetype of:defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality“our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection”“a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice”synonyms: acoustic projection, sound projectiontype of:acoustic phenomenona physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
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