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PROJECTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Example:
a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
Synonyms:
jutting; projected; projecting; protruding; relieved; sticking; sticking out
Classified under:
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb project
Context examples:
Two rows of vascular fringes projecting from the underside of the tela choroidea where it exists over the third ventricle where cerebrospinal fluid is produced.
(Choroid Plexus of the Third Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding indicating the presence of clusters of capillaries projecting into a dysplastic bronchial epithelium.
(Angiogenic Squamous Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
At one side of this was a squat, brass-bound wooden box, the lid of which was hinged upwards, with this curious old-fashioned key projecting from the lock.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was a small, office-like room, with a huge ledger upon the table, and a telephone projecting from the wall.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A bony tooth-like process projecting from the second cervical vertebra.
(Odontoid Process, NCI Thesaurus)
The moonlight shone upon his huge projecting eyes, the row of enormous teeth in his open mouth, and the gleaming fringe of claws upon his short, powerful forearms.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An adenocarcinoma containing finger-like processes of vascular connective tissue covered by neoplastic epithelium, projecting into cysts or the cavity of glands or follicles.
(Papillary Adenocarcinoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
I saw no prospect of ever getting rid of him; and, projecting myself into the future, used to think what an inconvenience he would be when he was an old man.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
It is characterized by the formation of thin papillae projecting within the lumen of blood vessels.
(Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A protective or cushioning material applied to a projecting or supporting surface of a device.
(Pad Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
