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protuberance

pro·tu·be·rance

UK/pɹəˈtjuː.bə.ɹəns/ US/pɹəˈtuː.bɚ.əns/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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2.

the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out

  • “the protuberance of his belly”

Origin

From French protubérance, from Latin prōtubērantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).

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