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Meaning of "protuberant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROTUBERANT

From Late Latin prōtūberāre to swell, from pro-1 + tūber swelling.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTUBERANT

protuberant  [prəˈtjuːbərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTUBERANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protuberant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROTUBERANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of protuberant in the English dictionary

The definition of protuberant in the dictionary is swelling out from the surrounding surface; bulging.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTUBERANT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
corroborant
kəˈrɒbərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
incoherent
ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
overexuberant
ˌəʊvərɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
referent
ˈrɛfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
reverberant
rɪˈvɜːbərənt
roborant
ˈrəʊbərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTUBERANT

protrade
protreptic
protreptical
protrudable
protrude
protrudent
protruding
protrusible
protrusile
protrusion
protrusive
protrusively
protrusiveness
protuberance
protuberancy
protuberantly
protuberate
protuberation
protyl
protyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTUBERANT

accelerant
adulterant
alterant
cauterant
equiponderant
fault-tolerant
generant
grant
intemperant
iterant
itinerant
jazerant
jesserant
lacerant
operant
perseverant
preponderant
reiterant
thermotolerant
vociferant

Synonyms and antonyms of protuberant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROTUBERANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «protuberant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of protuberant

Translation of «protuberant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTUBERANT

Find out the translation of protuberant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of protuberant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protuberant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

突起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protuberante
570 millions of speakers

English

protuberant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फूला हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناشز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выпуклое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protuberante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্গত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protubérant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Protuberant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hervorstehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

盛り上がった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

융기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Protuberant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lồi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்டிருத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रबळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çıkık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sporgente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypukły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опукле
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protuberant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξογκωμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitpuilend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protuberant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utstående
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protuberant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTUBERANT»

The term «protuberant» is regularly used and occupies the 59.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTUBERANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «protuberant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «protuberant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protuberant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTUBERANT»

Discover the use of protuberant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protuberant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Protuberant Abdomen: An Outline Of Its Causes And ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Adolph Hahnemann Allshorn, 2010
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Nicobar. Chem. x. t. 163. f. 1 561 and 1562. *•* With thick, protuberant, rounded varices. 21. Protuberances crossed by smooth belts ; aperture ovate. New Zealand. Chem. x. t. 169. f. 1634. 22. Rough, with opposite, impressed protuberances, ...
‎1823
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna ...
SIMILAR SPECIES: Centrolenella prosoblepon does not have prominent protuberant nostrils (fig. 7.110c), and the toe webs are less extensive, those on toe IV not reaching the distal subarticular tubercle; it frequently has the dorsal surfaces ...
Jay M. Savage, 2002
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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking
Tympany Dullness Fat Fat is the most common cause of a protuberant abdomen. Fat thickens the abdominal wall, the mesentery, and omentum. The umbilicus may appear sunken. A pannus, or apron of fatty tissue, may extend below the ...
Lynn Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, 2012
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; or A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
It is worthy of remark, that the momentum of this protuberant matter is just f of what it would be if it were all collected at the point O of the equator : for the matter in the spheroid is to that in the inscribed sphere as a" to b%, and the contents of the ...
‎1823
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Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
2</ ; than the protuberant matter will be f/li V. ' all this were placed at O, the momentum would be ^JT Sy-OH-HC, = fm n fdi*, because OH-HC=m n P; now * is 5 times xr- Also, because the sum of all the rectangles OH-HC round the equator is ...
Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, 1797
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Encyclopædia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ...
It was in this manner that Sir lsaac Newton was enabled to compare the effect of the sun's action on the protuberant matter of the earth, with his effect on a rigid ring of moons. The preceding investigation of the momentum is nearly the same ...
‎1798
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
rouml the equator is half as many squares of OC, it' follows that the momentum of the protuberant matter placed in a ring round the equator of the sphere or spheroid is one half of what it would be it collected in the point O or E ; whence it  ...
‎1816
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
The head is shaped like an egg : the Icalp be'ing long, and covered with hair ; the sure head broad ; the top of the head flat ; and the hint! he-ad protuberant. The face is naked, having the brow or fore head flattened and i[U 1- crangular; the ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
10
Engraving the Savage: The New World and Techniques of ...
primary distinction—one that is not too distant from Riegl's distinction between tactile and optical images—was between the “protuberant” image and the “flat” or “depressed” representation, categories that were invoked not so much to ...
Michael Gaudio, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTUBERANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protuberant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Night time is the right time for crawfish endeavors
It occurred to me I knew nothing about them, in spite of admiring the protuberant mud chimneys they made in the fields of the Luray bottoms when I lived there. «Jackson Sun, Jul 15»
2
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves' at The Puppet Company
This follows with a dwarf with humongous ears and the hearing to match, one with protuberant eyes, and so forth. They work together with their super-abilities to ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
3
'One Man Star Wars Trilogy' at Baltimore Soundstage
... the numerous aliens of the Star Wars trilogy, Mr. Ross contorts his face, pulls at his cheeks and uses his hands to represent enlarged ears or protuberant eyes. «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jun 15»
4
Mr. Holmes, film review: Ian McKellen's Sherlock studies his last …
His Holmes is a very ancient and very severe-looking man with wrinkled features and protuberant ears that make him look as frightening as any gargoyle. «The Independent, Jun 15»
5
Mansformation: how Matthew Lewis, Calvin Harris and Chris Pratt …
The tighty-whitey Armani underwear hugging Lewis's lunchbox and hanging off his newly protuberant hipbones can take its place alongside Kylie's Agent ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
6
Television's Mapp and Lucia a remorseless send-up of class
Richardson sports subtly protuberant teeth, which she flashes and gnashes in such a way as a smile from her is like the threat of battery acid. Bristling with ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
7
Rory McIlroy Has the Best Swing in Golf
“Eighty-six,” a squeaky-voiced figure says, looking up from his ball, a pair of protuberant ears framing a wide-smiling, cherubic face. “Good man. When's your ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
8
Pro Bike: Alberto Contador's 2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac AC'15
The colours continue on the fork, which also has a protuberant speed sensor. (BrakeThrough Media). The winner's garland on the top tube is a lovely bit of ... «BikeRadar.com, Mar 15»
9
What Miles O'Brien teaches us about loss, and being found
An alcoholic with yellowish skin and eyes, spider veins on the legs, weakness and a protuberant belly. The pattern points to cirrhosis of the liver. Miles O' ... «CNN, Mar 15»
10
A Medical Perspective on the Garner Tragedy
By simple observation, one could see that his abdomen was very large and protuberant. His chest was similarly blanketed with a heavy layer of fat, and he had ... «American Thinker, Dec 14»

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