English dictionary

protuberance

/pr/oU/'t/ju/b/(@)/r/@/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

noun.shape

Examples
The occipital protuberance was well developed.

Synonyms bulge bump excrescence extrusion gibbosity gibbousness hump jut prominence protrusion swelling

Source: WordNet 3.0
the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out

noun.state

Examples
The protuberance of his belly.

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.

noun

Source: webster1913